>Hi All,
>
>I cannot find anywhere a discussion on the relative merits of :
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>- Using the Data Environment to open all required files
>- Coding the Opening of files
>- Using Table Views.
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>Any ideas, or any article one can refer me to ?
>
>Thank you.
>Michel Creppy.

I'd add a fourth point to the discussion: why not define your dataenvironment in code?

Ed made a reply today "Save data entry form as class" that explains the concept quite well. Defining data environments in code gives you a lot of flexibility that cannot be achieved by the original DE. More on this on my web site. Specifically search a link to the Codebook news, a free publication by Charles T. Blankenship. Issue 1 explains this in great details. I have also a powerpoint presentation available for download.

José