Each datasession uses the setting that was in use upon the start of FoxPro. So if you put in your config.fpw file TALK = OFF all datasessions will have talk as off by default. This is true of the other commands that are data session specific as well.

Ok.
Bye.
Mark.

>Hi
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>That helps a bit. Is there anyway to change the defaults (i.e. so that the default for TALK is OFF).
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>Regards
>Geoff Scott