Can someone tell me why this is so?

SELECT * FROM somefile INTO CURSOR temp
*VFP says the file does not exist. It is also not visible in the explorer.
WAIT WINDOW (FILE(DBF("temp"))) && RETURNS .F.
*But I can USE it
USE DBF("temp") AGAIN IN 0 ALIAS test EXCLUSIVE && works in VFP 7 and 8!

just Curious
Charles Richard