Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.

0;Data Source=c:\folder;Extended Properties=dBASE

IV;
User ID=Admin;Password=;

nStatus = 0
try
use L:\M2MData\Util\Util.dbc shared
** Ok so far, now try exclusive
nStatus = 1
use L:\M2MData\Util\Util.dbc EXCLUSIVE
nStatus = 2
catch to loTrapMsg
messagebox( "Can't get exclusive use of DBC" )
endtry
if nStatus = 2
** you have exclusive use of it as a simple TABLE
** Now, what do you want to do
use
open database L:\M2MData\Util\Util.dbc EXCLUSIVE
endif

use \\10.208.29.130\Desktop\qry.dbf