>There is only one cdx file.
>from the Data Session window there is only one index
>The data environment for the form shows 2 sets of indices.
>If I remove the table from the form and readd it, it comes on with 1 index, however the next time I run/modify the form, some files cannot be found along the search path and others show numerous indices.

Sounds almost like a glitch in the .dbc, that it may need validation or cleanup.

>I finally gave up with VFP 7.0 and used a machine with VFP 6.0, removed the files from the form and reentered them to the datenvironment. Returned to 7.0 and haven't had a problem since. What I didn't consider was that these files reside on a mapped drive. Does FVP 7.0 hav a problem with mapped drives ?

Surprised me here - I have completely left the mapped drives out of the picture. I haven't mapped a drive in months... namely, after I've switched to VFP7. Even when I work off a server, I usually do
cd \\server\share\path
and work off that. The main reason for mapped drives before was the bug in VFP6 (up to SP4 or so) that the exe wouldn't run off an UNC if there was an embedded space in its path. Since that was fixed, VFP7's intellisense does away with the need to type long paths more than once, so drive maps are something I don't need anymore.