>Paul,
>
>If you have two clients using two different instances of a VFP server from two different workstations using DCOM the publics will collide with each other.

That's because the VFP dll is run, in fact, on the server and regardless on how many clients use it, there's only one process running the dll. So, in fact, there's only one VFP app running.

Have a happy new year!

Vlad