PAUSE File blblbla is in use!
::or
ECHO File blblbla is in use!
PAUSE

>This is way off the norm, but there is none smarter than here.
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>My VFP 6.0 app depends on the existance of a prticular file existing. This file is generated by another application running a batch script. Every so often after a file has been created the user needs to re-create the file. The trouble comes when the file is opened by someone already.
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>The batch trys to run and fails because the file can not be overfiled.
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>I need help to adjust the script to notify the user that the operation has failed. Here is the code I have so far:
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>Del C:\document1.pdf
>If Exist C:\document1.pdf GoTo ExitBatch
>GoTo Done
>:ExitBatch
> >>>>> I need code here to notify the user <<<<<<<<
>:Done