If you do decide on using subclassed DEs , there is a tool I created a while ago called deextractor that helps with the migration (by createing the code from a SCX DE) Arnon > >>You can if you subclass your DE in code >> >> >>Arnon >> >>>Yes good idea !! But do you have to go to each form that you use DE on and >>add .SetEnviroment() statement in .BeforeOpenTables or is there a way to >>define that as default for .BeforeOpenTables ? >>> >>>CB > >Thanks, I had already started playing around with subclassing DE, we have a very large app with many forms and classes so I must research this well and weigh the pros and cons of it. Thanks again !! CB