d-pend on type of apps that u r building.
There is always way to restore original
setting after u change them.
In my world of shipping & general business apps
it never gave me any problem.

Will reveal you one of my darkest secrets ;
in certain circumstances I even use - SET FILTER

Cheers :)
Sergio


>>>On my framework:
>>>CD,SET DEFAULT ...
>>>
>>>THEY ARE FORBIDDEN !!!
>>
>>Why is that ??
>>
>>Rgds++
>>Sergio
>
>Because in VFP a lot of resources depend on the SET("DIRECTORY") value.
>In a complex application (Timers, ActiveX, code C++ that runs on background, ....)
>it needs to guarantee the exclusiveness of the code,
> but this limits the performaces because the VFP engine is not multithread.
>It is absurd to sacrifice this basic rule for a banal Dialog of search.