>when i set a private data session on a form, all of a sudden i get TALK all over the place. has anyone else come across this? yes, setting talk off in the form.init method stops it, but when you close that form and go back to the previous form there is all of a sudden TALK there too... i also have TALK and ECHO set to off when i first start the app.

John,

There are a number of settings (SET TALK and ECHO being two) that are scoped to the datasession. There's information regarding this in the help file.

Standard procedure is to create an object that sets the necessary settings to the desired status when the form instantiates.