i'm working on an access database program in which i create two with a make-table query and then delete them after they have served their purpose. however, after i create them, microsoft jet will not let me delete them saying that they are in use by another person or process. i would think that the only process interfering would be the same one that created the tables. if this is the case, how do close the make-table query and if it's not, what else could be the problem?