John, I just tried to SET the DATASESSION before making the call
and all the form controls blanked out.

>Tom ---
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>Have you tried SET DATASESSION before accessing the resource file and then SET DATASESSION back to what it was?
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>>I have a startup process that opens a resource file that is
>>used to store the setting of various options such as where the
>>data is stored. The resource file is one of the first things
>>opened and stays open throughout the app in Datasessionid = 1.
>>
>>Later I'd like to be able to extract some data from the
>>resource file from a form that has a private data session
>>(datasessionid = 2).
>>
>>Of course, when I attempt to read from the resource file I get
>>an Alias not found error. I know the reason is because the
>>resource file is in datasession 1 and the calling form is in
>>datasession 2.
>>
>>Besides, opening the resource file in the LOAD event of the
>>form, what can I do to make this scenario work. What I change
>>the datasession the form data goes black.
>>
>>Is there a way to get around this issue without opening the
>>resource file in the LOAD of the form?