>>>One of the recurring justifications for using a private DS is opening the same form twice. My system never does that.
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>You could have two different forms using the same table however......
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>And...never is a very long time..... Perhaps a future requirement will require the same form open 2x....


Hey, welcome back! :-)

I'm actually using a private DS with all my forms. I've been questioning that approach so this discussion is very valuable.

Peter