>>>>>>I want to do some COPY/CUT/PASTE work. A while back, I load
>>>>>>two copies of dbase III and had problems. Is it a good idea
>>>>>>to load vfp50 one than once?
>>>>>
>>>>>Rob, what COPY/CUT do you mean. Right now, I cannot imagine the kind of job which would require two instances of VFP running.
>>>>
>>>>I would like to know if loading two sessions of vfp50 is OK to do....or
>>>>is it a bad idea and why...
>>>
>>>That's not a good idea because:
>>>1. It's not necessary.
>>>2. It eats alot of memory.
>>
>>OK - thanks...
>
>I work on an application that is actually two VFP applications working together. One App communicates with machines in a factory while the other allows data entry and reporting. While developing and trouble shooting I have opened three instances of VFP. I have never experienced any problems.

Hi Dan and thanks for your answer..Sounds good - I have opened two sessions
of vfp 50 and have not had any problems. I can see that I am not alone.
thanks again..rob