>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

just don't use the DE- open your tables in code...