Sorry, I'm a newcomer to Delphi, trying to migrate from Foxpro. I
could'n understand your message. I have explicitly issued both
Table2.close and Table2.active := False in the program before calling
EmptyTable. Is this not the right way to close the table ? If not, will
you please guide me ? Essentially what I need is a synonymous routine to
the following XBase commands :
Use xyz.dbf
zap

Thanks,

Robin

If you are running your app from the IDE and the table is open at design
time your app cannot open the table exclusively to empty it.

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Have you tried setting the Exclusive prop. to false? Make sure you don't
have any other program using your tables (such as DD).

Yes that will close a table.  However if you are using the Delphi designer (IDE)
an you have the table open in the designer it will not close that instance of
the table.

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