>>>How can I prevent vfp6 from setting a code page in a table and making it unreadable by the 2.5 applications. All new activity in the table will be done by a 6.0 appliaction, yet all sorts of legacy application will be hitting the table also.
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>>>Any help will be appreciated
>>>Gaylen
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>>If you SET EXCLUSIVE OFF you code page should not be touched.
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>Don't you mean SET CPDIALOG OFF ?

No; you can open the tables in shared mode at anytime without a code page problem. But your right in one way, you can set cpdialog off to prevent the question when a table is opened in exclusive mode. It's a shame that the default setting for EXCLUSIVE is ON - legacy from dBase III :-)