mjwood

Vaughan, Thanks for the reply and info... I will have students do that. Must be a network thing? Does FMP access the data file everytime something is done on the local machine and this then causes the network to slow down and cause problems with the data file itself? Jeff

We are running FM 5.0 v3 installed on local machines running WinXP. The LAN is a Novell client where students are storing their data files on a network space. Problem I have a class of 30 students and we are designing very basic databases (15 records, 15 fields and a few pictures, design colours). The majority of the class finds that their files routinely corrupt and their computers become very sluggish and FM stops responding frequently. The students all have their own space on a shared network drive, but NO student has access to another files