>Mike,
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>>Unfortunately there is a kind of paranoia with this. I've been using it successfully for years with what I call conditionally private datasession forms and it works FANTASTIC!
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>I sparsely use forms with default datasessions, very, very sparsely, so I am sure my problems were with forms with private datasessions, so what you call paranoia I call common sense <g>
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>Of course, if it worked for you for years, then the help and myself are wrong.

Also, Visual MaxFrame Professional and Visual FoxExpress both have been using SET DATASESSION for a few years at least.