>Trying to add an archive function to our vfp 7 application. My trouble occurs when I attempt to USE the original table (e.g., c:\AppName\data\TableName) and then USE the table created in the archive directory (on a network drive), of the same name (e.g., s:\Archive\TableName).
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>The mapped path to the network did not work at all, so I have tried using the UNC path to the network (even with quotes to accomodate a space in the network UNC path name). Even though i specify a path to both tables in my USE statements, I receive the file in use error.
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>Funny thing is, the UNC path works in the development environment but not in my app.
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>Any suggestions would be much welcomed.
>NK

Both mapped drive and UNC work for me. Probably you're missing something else.
Cetin