I've used Visual FoxExpress so much that I've been spoiled. It has its own environment class that does exactly that. When I've been forced to code in vanilla VFP (like I am now :o(), I tend to create a setup environment routine and a cleanup environment routine, because that is generally the code I have inherited from other developers.

Tracy

>Every time I see code written by someone else I always see things like:
>

>Procedure ??
>  lcTalk = Set('Talk')
>  Set Talk Off
>  .........
>  Set Talk &lcTalk
>EndProc
>

>Is there a reason people don't use a class to save & restore settings
>

>Procedure ??
>  loTalk = CreateObject('Save_Talk')
>  .....
>EndProc    && Local variables go out of scope forcing destroy()
>Define Class Save_Talk as Custom
>  cTalk = Set('Talk')
>  Procedure Init()
>    Set Talk off
>  EndProc
>  Procedure Destroy()
>    Set Talk This.&cTalk
>  EndProc
>EndDefine
>