>Hi Harry,
>
>a file would be in use after closing everything if it's either in use in a different datasession, another application or machine, or there's a transaction still running.
>

hmmm. As far as I know (and intend) everything runs under a single datasession and no transactions should be running, a) because its a standalone machine and b) because this routine is called as the user is leaving the program. However, its worth taking a look to see if a session has somehow been opened and not closed. Trouble is I'm not sure how to do that. Any suggestions?