HH> I am having a problem with dBase IV under a DOS session of OS/2
 HH> (Warp connect).  It has to do with index files (*.MDX).  The simplest
 HH> form of the error is this:
 HH> go to the dot prompt
 HH> use 
 HH> index on  tag 
 HH> I get an error message saying "File already open" and I am not able
 HH> to create the index tag.  The only problem is that once in a while I
 HH> am able to create the tag but I can't seem to find any logic to it.
this smacks directly of the old temp file bug... DB creates temp files... it 
gets it's temp file names from the system timer or DOS clock, i forget 
which... anyway, the problem is that the system is so fast that it trieds to 
create the same filename...
 HH> Any solutions?  Is this a dbase/OS2 compatibility problem?
yes, if this is the problem... it doesn't sound like an incompatibility... 
contact borland about it... you can try turning off your turbo to slow the 
machine down and see if ti still has the problem... likely, it will not... if 
this is true, then it is the bug i described above and the only fix is from 
borland...
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