If your using VCX based forms then it would be a good idea to use a subclass of the dataenvironment class in your form. However, there is no designer for the DE class so you have to do it in a prg then SET PROC TO ... in your main prg. You can instantiate the DE in the load method of your form. Now you'll have all the benefits of the DE including the AutoCloseTables() method your lacking in the current way you are doing it.

Charlie