Hello Raymond!
 RP> JD ->1) I (re!)installed the original 5.3 International version
 RP>    ->2) When attempting to install the 5.3a (IE) patch, this is what
 RP> the log file    ->says:
 RP> I'm not sure if it applies to the international version, but with the
 RP> US version, you had to apply a patch that was released after 5.3, but
 RP> before 5.3a. The file name was  opt_53.exe  .
Nice try, but no cigar ;-)      (is that the proper English expression?)
From CLIP53A.TXT:
[quote]
Since the release of CA-Clipper 5.3, several patches for CA-Clipper and
Comix/FlexFile have been released.  All of those patches have been
incorporated into CA-Clipper 5.3a.
These patches are the following:
* OPT_53.EXE - Includes OPTEDIT.EXE which provides a fix for Internal Error
8002.
[endquote]
OPTEDIT.EXE is indeed placed in my \BIN subdir prior to the errors mentioned 
before:
Applying MODIFY File Patch for 'CLIPPER.EXE'
    Updating File's Time/Date/Attribute Information
Applying ADD File Patch for 'OPTEDIT.EXE'
    Adding New File
    Verifying - Passed!
Bye,
Jan
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