RE: ISAM error: the file is locked???

I've no experience about Online 7.12 (other that knowing, from what I read here that it is buggy more that other version). Only, I note that you don't need to specify an owner for your temp tables. The correct owner will automatically set for you when you create the temp table, and each successive access will be done, *unless otherwise specified*, to the table created by the user by default! I'm saying this because eliminating owner reference from your sql statements will simplify your code quite a lot. I bet you prepare each and every statement! ciao, marco ____________________________________________________________________________ rem radioterapia, which I immeritately manage, seldom agrees with what I say marco greco (Catania, Italy) Work: marcog@ctonline.it rem radioterapia 39 95 447828 fax 446558 (was mar.greco@agora.stm.it) Achea 39 95 503117