So what... Even if there are 1.000 aliases that point to the customer.dbf, the command USE CUSTOMER would not cause an error.
>Evelyn,
>In addition to Jens' reply keep in mind that the customer.dbf table could be open with a different alias.
>
>Einar
>>
>>if not used('customer.dbf')
>> use customer
>>endif
>>>>
>>i have the above code in my program. when i do this, i get error
file is in use in line use customer.
>>
>>but shouldn't the condition, check if the table is in use? if it is, it should do the use customer.
>>
>>pls advise. TIA.
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