Nadya:

> I just get rid of the define completely.

I always include at least two include files: one general and one specific to the current project (+ some specific to components). The vfpCr, vfpCrLf, and vfpTab definition is kept in the general file and I just put

#Include 
Local lcCr 
lcCr = vfpf

in my program.

I am a strong advocate for using contants whenever possible. One silly question that managers often ask me in technical interviews is "what value must you assign to for the to ?". I always answer the name of the constant in my header file and when prompted to state its value, I always answer that I spend my time learning design patterns, UML, Oracle, ASP, and don't waste it memorizing a bunch of constants...

Daniel