Hi Nigel,

>Pass the DataSessionID property value to the second form. In the init of the >second
> form, receive lnDataSession and put 'THISFORM.DataSessionID=lnDataSession'.
> This second form will then be using the same DE as the first.

This seems to work for tables opened in the DataEnvironment. But
the tables, opened outside the dataenvironment, are closed.
The files I wanted to manipulate are created outside the
dataenvironment.

Is there a way to prevent the closing of the tables?

Thanks in advance.