>I had that problem, and chased it down and fixed it myself (finding the base builder class to turn talk back off). While related, it's not my actual question. Quoting the documentation from Mere Mortals 6.1.2, page 351, default SET settings:
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>Here is a list of the SET commands handled by the CSessionEnvironment class along with the default value to which they are set. The values in bold indicate non-VFP default values:
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>SET TALK ON SET ANSI OFF
>SET BLOCKSIZE 1 SET CARRY OFF
>SET CENTURY ON SET CENTURY TO 19
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>Okay, the Bold doesn't paste, but the SET TALK 'ON' is bold, so the assumed default setting for TALK is OFF. Except that with or without the framework, VFP starts every new datasession with talk ON, and I want it OFF.

>The cSessionEnvironment class is included with every form. You can overide the >default settings on your form just by setting the appropriate value. That is >what it is there for.

I've done that. I guess I'm overthinking the problem: What *is* the default setting for TALK in VFP? On my machine, it defaults to 'ON', and I can't seem to set it to a default of 'OFF'. What am I missing that MM seems to think the default setting is 'OFF'?