Yes, it does

SYS(3099, 70)

will switch dataengine to VFP7. However all changes and bug fixes has been and will be applied to VFP8 dataengine only. So it's better to stick with VFP8 mode, if possible.



>>Check what

? SYS(3099)

returns.
>
>Under the public beta, it returns nothing and isn't listed by Intellisense. So we're having versioning issues here.:-)
>
>If I assume correctly, however, what you're saying is that the function controls the capatibility level here.
>>>Nope, runs fine in VFP8.
>>>
>>>Kev