>>>[SNIP]... but the real problem was that even once you USEd another table (there was just a single work area to work with), the internal file handle was not released. > >IIRC, dBase II had two areas (A & B).
You're right! Now I remember that we used to joke about this being the reason for dBase starting at version II. When dBase III came out, I recall we all laughed and asked if we would be able to open three tables at the same time. 8-D