That's what it was. I added SET EXCLUSIVE OFF just before the open command and it worked, but I open the database as SHARED explicitly and it still opened exclusively...
Some days just suck :)
Thanks Ron +++++++++++++ Have you SET EXCLUSIVE OFF in both instances? It may be on by default when you start up VFP (in this case your second instance)
-Chuck Urwiler, MCSD, MCDBA http://www.eps-software.com
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