i've tried to form.enable=.f. - makes no difference.

to pass the table name to the method would not work either, because i am obviously not in the correct ds, and the fox would not find the table again.

because the debugger is obviouly lying, i've changed my 'ds switching' block to the following:

WAIT WIND TRANS(SET("datasession"))   && shows 1
IF TYPE("_screen.ActiveForm.DatasessionId") = "N"
	CurrentDS	= SET("datasession")
	CallingFormDS	= _SCREEN.ACTIVEFORM.DATASESSIONID
	_SCREEN.ACTIVEFORM.ENABLED = .F.
	IF CallingFormDS <> CurrentDS
		ResetDS = .T.
		WAIT WIND   && this shows too
		SET DATASESSION TO &CallingFormDS
	ENDIF
ENDIF
WAIT WIND TRANS(CallingFormDS) + ", "+ TRANS(SET("datasession"))   && shows 2, 1

so, obviously the ds does not get switched; question is why, both ds are available, the private ds form is active, visible, etc.

so - i don't get it.


>I meant the alias or the table name, whatever you needed.
>
>You said that the alias name was correct and I've done session changing [though the manual does say it should not be issued when a form is active].
>
>hmm, maybe the form holding the datasession needs to be inactive? It could be that being in the debugger makes the form inactive.