Hi Gary,

You can try to open the file for Read/Write.

lnFH = FOPEN(lcRtfFile, 12)
IF lnFH > 0
  =FCLOSE(lnFH)
  * Ok to work with the file.
ELSE
  * The file is open somewhere else
ENDIF

>Hi:
>
>I write to an RTF file that could be open in Word on the same workstation.
>
>Is there any way of testing whether the file is actually open, as far as Windows is concerned? If I knew the file was currently open, I could prevent the "write to" operation from within VFP until the file is closed by whatever application has it open.
>
>Thanks!