Hi Viv,
Thank you very much, that is exactly what I wanted to do.
Thanks again.
Hani

>Hi,
>
>>>
>My Form will use different tables names but with the same alias depend on user selection.
>for Example : Inventory Table could be Items1 or Items2 or Items3
>I want to use the DE but I have to define the table name, my problem that Table name will be different, so how can I still use the DE.
>
>I can open the tables myself in the Load event but I want to get the advantage of the sursor properties and events within DE.
>>>
>If the user can select the required table before the form is instantiated:
>At design time set .AutoOpenTables to .F. , set the cursorsource property to, say, "Inventory". In the form.init():
>

>this.dataenvironment.Inventory.CursorSource = "Items1"
>this.dataenvironment.OpenTables
>

>HTH,
>Viv