>hi hilmar!
>it is read only. is there a way to change it(porgrammitically)? i tried to changed its property(table property), but when i open it, file is in used...

Did I understand correctly, that the table on disk is R/O?

If this is the case, I believe that the suggestions you got for making the cursor used in the form read-write won't work. However, I haven't tested this.

First of all, you may want to investigate WHY the table became R/O. Two major causes for making files R/O are:

(1) Source control software (for example, Visual Source Safe); one solution is to set the appropriate options in the source control software, so as NOT to make local files R/O. Tables, however, should usually NOT be placed under source control.

(2) Copying files from a CD to a hard disk makes them R/O.

As to making the files read-write, I would just do this manually most of the time. The reason is that once a file is read-write, it usually stays that way. In the rare cases where you really need to change the file programmatically, I personally use the DOS command ATTRIB. It is also possible to solve this with the WSH or with the Windows API.

Greetings,

Hilmar.