vfp 5.0 w/ sp3

in an app, and exe from a project with an included config.fpw that sets echo and console off, I step through a SetVariables function that re-issues set talk off, etc. Am getting form echo's in _some_ forms (same base class) so stepped through the function, and, to my surprise, SET CONSOLE and SET ECHO have no effect. Have reread docs, and I don't find anything that comes close, except a reference to errors turning SET CONSOLE ON.

Any ideas?

TIA