diff --git a/include/tabapp.cpp b/include/tabapp.cpp
index c3eb07d6f..e2f922baf 100755
--- a/include/tabapp.cpp
+++ b/include/tabapp.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,33 @@ bool Tab_application::protected_record(TRectype& rec)
   return rec.get_bool(FPC);
 }
 
+TString Tab_application::mask_name()
+{
+  TString16 t(_tabname);
+  
+  if (t[0] == '%') t.ltrim(1);
+  TString16 m; m << "batb" << t;
+  return m.upper();
+
+}
+
+  
+
+TMask * Tab_application::set_mask(TMask * _m)
+{
+	if (_m!=NULL) 
+	{
+		// imposta la maschera come maschera della applicazione
+		if (_msk!=NULL)  
+			delete _msk;
+		_msk=_m;
+	} else {
+		// alloca la maschera standard come maschera della applicazione
+		_msk = new TMask((const char *)mask_name()) ;
+	}
+ 	return _msk;
+}
+
 bool Tab_application::user_create()
 {
   if (argc() < 3) 
@@ -65,11 +92,9 @@ bool Tab_application::user_create()
   _tabname = argv(2);
   _tabname.upper();
   _rel = new TRelation(_tabname);
-
-  TString16 t(_tabname);
-  if (t[0] == '%') t.ltrim(1);
-  TString16 m; m << "BATB" << t;
-  _msk = new TMask(m) ;
+  
+  
+  set_mask();
   
   const int campi = _msk->fields();
   for (int i = 0; i < campi; i++)
@@ -82,13 +107,12 @@ bool Tab_application::user_create()
     }
   }
   
-  TFilename rpt("batb"); rpt << t << ".rpt";
+  TFilename rpt(mask_name()); rpt << ".rpt";
   if (fexist(rpt)) 
     enable_menu_item(M_FILE_PRINT);
   
   const char* title = _msk->get_caption();
   set_title(title);
-  
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/tabapp.h b/include/tabapp.h
index af1957166..360826651 100755
--- a/include/tabapp.h
+++ b/include/tabapp.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 class Tab_application : public TRelation_application
 
 // @author:(INTERNAL) Nicola
-
 // @access:(INTERNAL) Private Member
 {
   // @cmember:(INTERNAL) Maschera corrente dell'applicazione
@@ -28,9 +27,10 @@ class Tab_application : public TRelation_application
   TRelation* _rel;
   // @cmember:(INTERNAL) Nome della tabella da utilizzare
   TString _tabname;
-  
+
 // @access Protected Member
 protected:
+  
   // @cmember Richiede se il record corrente e' protetto (non cancellabile)
   virtual bool protected_record(TRectype& rec);
   // @cmember Richiede la maschera da usare
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ protected:
   virtual bool user_destroy() ;
   // @cmember Chiama il programma di stampa
   virtual void print();
+	// Nuovi membri:
+  // @cmember Ritorna il nome della maschera associata
+  virtual TString mask_name();
+  // @cmember imposta la maschera (se non indicata, usa le convenzioni di default) ed eventualmente disalloca quella usata in precedenza
+  virtual TMask * set_mask(TMask * mask=NULL);
+
 
 // @access Public Member
 public: