>>I am developing applications in Vfp that are updating FP 2.6 tables. When
>>the application runs, it always stops when opening the FP 2.6 table and
>>asks the codepage. I tried adding the statement in the Load method
>>CODEPAGE = 437
>>but it still stops and asks me for the codepage. Is there a way to set this
>>up front?
>
>You may open the table in exclusive mode and plug the codepage. After that,
>it won't pop up to request the codepage.
>
>You may also want to see the SET CODEPAGE AUTO documentation to see if that
>help.

You can also look at the VFP subdirectory VFP/tools/cpzero/
there is an prg called cpzero.prg.

This should interrest you!