Dorris: thanks for your reply. The problem I have is that the form is running in a private DataSession, so as far as I know, these forms can't inherit the set's statements on the top calling program or from the config file, or perhaps I'm doing some thing wrong

>I generally set it either in the config.fpw or the top-most calling program. That way, I can run the form separately in a test mode and have my default settings for ease of operation, but I don't have to worry about remembering to put things like "SET TALK OFF" back into the form.