>Thanks John
>
>>It means it's opened after form Load if it's a table; a SQL query is run to populate the view cursor, unless NoDataOnLoad is set .t.
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>>>When you put a table or view in the D.E., does that mean that the table or view is opened when the form is run, or is it just kind of a definition for the form to go by?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>JD

In addition to what John said, this is true if the AutoOpenTables property of the dataenvironment is set to .T.. Each table/view added to DE is added as a Cursor object. The PEMS of the cursor give VFP the needed information to find and open it (e.g. database, path, buffering setting).