Oops. Got it - open("%1")

>That does change the behavior. Not exactly like what you said to expect, though. When I DblClick a DBF in Windows Explorer and VFP isn't running I get one instance of the table in VFP. When I DblClick a DBF in Windows Explorer and VFP is running VFP gets the focus, but the DBF doesn't open. I think I may have the settings wrong.
>

>Application used : "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8\vfp8.exe" -SHELLOPEN "%1"
>Use DDE checked
>DDE Message: open(%1)
>Application: FoxPro
>Topic: system
>

>Is there somthing I need to put into DDE Application Not Running?
>
>>Even if you add the USE DDE checkmark and information?
>>
>>Alan
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>>>Thanks Sergey. I now have DBC DBF DBP. I also had a notification that I have changed it from the default (Microsoft Visual FoxPro Table). When I then clicked on the restore button it became editable. Still opens in new instance though.
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>>>>Try to run VFP.EXE once with /regserver command-line switch.
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>>>>>
>>>>>Unfortunately The File Types dialog has no reference to the dbf extension on my W2K box. It goes from DBC to DBP.
>>>>>