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>>Hi Jimmy you need to change to the datasession where the table is open and the issue the recno() thate this example
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>>lndsid = SET("DataSession")
>>lnid = the datasession id that wolds the table if default then 1
>>SET DATASESSION TO (lnid)
>>lnrecno = RECNO("mytable")
>>SET DATASESSION TO (lndsid)
>>

>>>I have a form with it datasession set to private.
>>>How can I check the recno() from a table outside the form?
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>So by setting the datasession ,you switch to the workarea the form is using ?