Thanks Patrick.

Strange that it worked using '97 and works fine in '03 *except* where the directory is on
a shared drive.
However, your note made me change my logic to check if the file already exists and, if so,
use a "Save" command.

At the end of the day it works.

Again, thanks for the hint.
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Regards;
Rob
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"Patrick Molloy" wrote in message
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you can't use SaveAs and save the file with its own name, which is what
happens if you close & then re-open it.
A SaveAs will try to write over an existing file. If this ios the file
that's open, then the O/S locks it. Either use SAVE or make sure that the
filename used by the SaceAs isn't the name of an open workbook.