It is something you need to setup in your vfp program. You say that each program has an exe installed on it - put a config.fpw on the local workstation that points to a temporary directory on the user's drive (make it with vfp if it does not exist).

TMPFILES=''

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>Each workstation has an exe which calls an app from the network. Would it be set up as part of the runtime or would I need to set it up. I'm pleading ignorance as I've never had to set up temp directories before and not sure how to do it or what they do.
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>Gaylen
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>>Does each user have their own temporary directory?
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>>>Just built a new application with VFP8 and went live Monday. I have gotten a few "File in use by another user" error messages. I use views and cursors exclusively and the I only time I go against the dbc and table is when I do an insert or a sql statement. There are twenty users key very hard against the main files. I have used the default value for set reprocess. It appears I will have to use a higher value for set reprocess. What are the downfalls if any for a higher value in set reprocess or if you have any suggestions in how to prevent the errors would be greatly appreciate it. Should I consider setting reprocess to automatic. The help files gives some alternatives but I was looking for some real world experiences or best practices.
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>>>Thanks
>>>Gaylen