Could the BROWSE LAST store the field order? I know it will keep the window size and location.

SET DEFAULT TO "p:\visual foxpro projects"
USE 'fortyrecs' ALIAS 'john'
BROWSE   && shows billid, billtype, service_co, file_name 
USE

SELECT service_co, billtype, billid, file_name FROM 'fortyrecs' INTO CURSOR 'john'
BROWSE LAST
CLOSE ALL

It doesn't seem to store the field sequence. Not even in BROWSE FIELDS:

CLOSE ALL
USE fortyrecs ALIAS 'john'
BROWSE FIELDS billid, billtype, service_co, file_name 
USE
SELECT service_co, billtype, billid, file_name FROM fortyrecs INTO CURSOR 'john'
BROWSE LAST
CLOSE ALL