Hello Andy,

Thanks for trying to help me.


> JustPath only works if the target HAS a path. You can't use it on just a file name because there is no path associated with it. SO you either need to include the path in the file name, or dervie it somehow.

newpath=Justpath(myoldfull)

As I thought I stated in my post myoldfull contains the full path as provided from an ADIR()

Using the debugger I do see the correct path with curdir()

>
> As for the USE command, it expects a name expression so you can use: "USE (lcFileName)"
>

One part of my post was incorrect

I DO use

USE (myoldfile) In 0

I had tried without the () in desperation.

Consequently I am still frustrated that the USE command does not work.

Yours is a critical routine to open all 20 tables easily and then make copies of them.



> Merry Christmas

And to you and yours and a Happy New Year for 2009.

-Bryan