>Hilmar,
>
>Thanks for the response.
>
>Here's the extracted code that applies here:
>
>*-- the "goGV" is an object created in main program
>
>*-- open the NNACL and LDBilling database containers
>OPEN DATABASE goGV.NNACL_Path+"NNACL"
>OPEN DATABASE goGV.DataPath+"LDBilling"
>
>*-------------------------
>
>*-- in another program
>
>lcNNACL = goGV.NNACL_Path + "NNACL!nnacl.dbf"
>USE (lcNNACL) IN 0 ALIAS nnacl
>
>lcACTexas = goGV.NNACL_Path + "NNACL!actexas.dbf"
>USE (lcACTexas) IN 0 ALIAS actexas
>SET ORDER TO actexas IN actexas
>
>lcManlBill = goGV.DataPath + "LDBilling!manlbill.dbf"
>USE (lcManlBill) IN 0 ALIAS manlbill
>SET ORDER TO manlbill IN manlbill
>
>*------------------------
>
>The error I am getting is:
>
>File 'c:\develop\ldbilling\nnacl.dbf' does not exist.
>
>The file is contained in the 2nd application database
>container. Both databases are included in the project.
>I even tried:
>
>"SET DATABASE TO nnacl" before the "USE" and still get the error.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Harry

You may already have tried the obvious: to check whether the file or directory is mis-spelled. Otherwise, I don't have further ideas.