>The message is appearing on a new install so space isn't an issue. It is also appearing when adding a new record, but not when editing the record which is also doing the append.
If you copy files from a CD, the files may be marked as read-only.
>The bitmaps are tiny 1k images and don't take up that much space.
I see. Well, you may still want to check how much your files (especially the memo file) really grow with each additional bitmap. But that doesn't seem to be the problem in this case.
HTH, Hilmar.
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