Steve Van Voorst asked: >OsX application preferences are to be stored in the Preferences folder in the >Library folder or alternatively using Core Foundation Preferences Services. >Does anyone have code which demonstrates how to use either of these methods? Steve, Nice to hear from you. Have you tried the new FB^3 functions? They're documented in the Reference Manual from Release 6 on and work in OS X. They do all the hard work for you. Best, Ken INCLUDE "Subs Prefs.Incl" GET PREFERENCES prefFileName$, prefRecord PUT PREFERENCES prefFileName$, prefRecord KILL PREFERENCES prefFileName$ MENU PREFERENCES menuID,itemID