List, In MapBasic I am trying to copy a .dbf file (it is a Goldmine file) from one directory to another, yet it seems something is locking this operation out, producing an error in the code: FirstFile="f:\programs\goldmine\pmg\contact1.dbf" Save File FirstFile as "C:\GMTest\loc_contact1.dbf" I am able to manually copy these files from one place to the other using Explorer. As far as I can tell no one is even using Goldmine at run time. Any Ideas? Is there any better way to copy files from within MapBasic? The reason I am trying to do this is because MapInfo cannot open a .dbf table if someone else is accessing it through Goldmine (kind of a pseudo ODBC type of thing)....but I at least think I could copy the file to another place even and then open it even if it is being used? Has anyone else tackled this problem? Thanks in Advance chris Christopher DuBuc V.P. Florida Operations Sage Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sagesoft.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]