You're using cursor or table that is open with alias 'temp'. ? DBF("temp") should tell you the file name of it.

>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