Hi Ethel, Yes you can do logging in PAF5. Go to Tools>Preferences>File>Log Changes. PAF will create a file with a .pal filename extension. In the Log changes area you can view the log records or flush them. Richard >>YOur mention of "log" Richard, reminds me of a question I"ve been >>intending to ask: PAF4 had a log feature which recorded each change you >>made in your database; was very useful & handy. I do not find that in >>PAF5; am I just not looking in the right place or is it gone now >? > >Ethel in NEbraska