Dennis,
Sorry I wasn't carefull and missed you weren't the original poster.
CCing to him for workaround
Cetin

>No it's not version based. If you launch VFP6 twice it'd be 2 separate sessions that each cannot access to tables opened exclusively by the other.
>Even in one VFP if you create a form with private datasession and open a table exclusive in it, you wouldn't be able to access that table unless you set to form's datasession.
>One workaround might be possible for you (if 2.6 app didn't explicitly used 'exclusive' clause and doing that wouldn't harm your 2.6 app in any way) :
>Try to add a line to config.fp (or .fpw) of fx2.6 app - create config.fp if doesn't exist :
>
>exclusive=off
>
>In 2.6 there were only one datasession.
>Cetin
>
>>I can not reproduce this behavior. I have VFP 6.0 and VFP 7.0 running at the same time. If I open a dbf exclusive in one version, I can open it AGAIN in the same version, but I can not open it at all in the other version.
>>
>>>>If the table is used excl in VFP elsewhere I can use the table AGAIN.
>>>>
>>>>Ex. Use tmp AGAIN
>>>>Works even if tmp is being used EXCL somewhere else by a VFP app, it is opened READ ONLY.
>>>>
>>>>However the same thing does not work if tmp is used by a 2.6 app. All I need to do is read from the table, not make any changes so READ ONLY is fine.
>>>>
>>>>The error I get is file access denied.
>>>>
>>>>Hope this clears the problem up.
>>>
>>>I think you are mistaken. Just try this then :
>>>Launch VFP and open a table exclusive
>>>Launch another one and try to use the same table in any way.
>>>Can you ?
>>>Cetin