>Hopefully someone can give me clear direction on when databases load, how the load order is determined for the individual tables.
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>If my database container holds 6 separate tables, how do I determine the order they loaded to know which one is a,b,c,d,e,f when I want to reference them under my control source without having to type the entire names.
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Todd,
unless you specify a work area , a table will be opened in the next available free area, so the order depends on the order you use the tables'

IAC, I would recommend using the full table names (or shorter aliases) and not relying on pre-defined work areas - since this would give you much better flexibility

Arnon