>create table practice (pt_code C(3), pt_desc C(30))
>Duh,
>Sorry I was trying to open it in vis fox without releasing it in the DOS version so obviously it was open exclusive. The 'Not a table' error message confused me.

Yes

I just tried it. That is misleading. If you try to open with exclusive access in VFOX you get file access denied but if you try shared access you get a not a table message.

Nick Mason