>OK I understand that these the SET items can get changed in a private datasession, but under what method of the form or datasession do I set them again. Thanks for your help!! This is killing me.
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I normally put it in the BeforeOpenTables method of the Data Environment.

>>>I'm having a problem opening a database in a private data session. I do have the database open in a general session but have SET EXCL OFF, so it should not be a problem. But when the form loads, I get
>>>"Error: The table is in use. The table may already be open exclusively"
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>>>I even tried opening the table in the general session with the SHARED option, but that did not help either. What gives...?
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>>>Also I noticed when I have a form with a private datasession Talk gets turned on somehow. It the init method the best place to turn it off for that data session? Thanks for any help you can give...
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>>All of those SETs are scoped to the datasession. See VFP help on SET DATASESSION to see a list of all the SEts that have to be reSET with all Forms with a private DS.