No way to stop that unless you use the OpenTables method in the DE to manually open the tables and get them out of the visual designer. But that kinda defeats the purpose, huh?


>Hi,
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>Does anyone know how to stop VFP validating a forms data environment when I open it at design time?
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>I am using free tables and if I open a form and one of the tables in the DE has, for example, a missing or invalid CDX file then VFP reports an error and removes the DE entry for that table along with any events/properties that I may have set which is a pain.
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>I dont understand why it does this at design time, as it doesnt even open the tables.
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>TIA