That worked. Thanks. Is this common knowledge?

>Check your 'File Types' dialog and look for the 'open' command for DBF files. If it's not using DDE, then you'll get a new instance of VFP when you double click on a dbf in the windows explorer.
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>If you check the use dde box, then your 'application' box should still read <path to foxpro> -shellopen "%1". In the dde message box, put open("%1"). Application is FoxPro, and topic is system.
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>Unfortunately, this leads to a different annoying situation. When you double click a dbf in windows expolorer, and vfp is not open, it opens the dbf twice.
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>Alan
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>>It's happening to you now? I am running W2K. I also get the codepage dialogue.
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>>>I just tried mine and found the same behavior. DblClick on .dbf in Windows Explorer opens the tables in a "New" instance of VFP??? Thats not the behavior from 6 weeks ago.
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>>>Which OS are you using?
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>>>>Yes, VFP 8.0 SP1, is what I currently have.
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>>>>>Hi Timothy,
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>>>>>VFP8 - SP1?
>>>>>Which OS?
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>>>>>I had to restore the association after uninstalling the DBF Viewer.
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>>>>>>>Try re-running the most recent service pack to the older version of VFP you're using. Running VFP6 SP5 restored my file associations back to the old version with no fuss, muss or bother.
>>>>>>I'd tried Mike's recommendation first but to no avail. Not sure what you mean "service pack to the older version of VFP". VFP has it's own service packs?