hi,
thank you for reply,and for select temp
*lcType = mac1.nam &&THIS IS THE MESSAGE (alias 'mac1' is not found)
m.qasem

>>hi,
>>thank you ,
>>but i try as under but i get error messag
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>It would help to tell us what the error message says!!!
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>>

>>LPARAMETERS nColIndex
>>
>>DO prg1&&  include use table1 IN 0,use divi IN 0,use temp IN 0
>>*******************
>>lcType = ALLTRIM(UPPER(THISFORM.GRID2.column1.text1.VALUE))&& unknown member column1
>>*lcType = mac1.nam &&alias 'mac1' is not found
>>USE temp  IN 0
>>LOCATE FOR TYP = lcType
>>IF !FOUND()
>>     APPEN BLANK
>>     REPLACE TYP WITH lcType in TEMP
>>     GO top
>>     thisform.grid1.refresh
>>ELSE
>>       =MESSAGEBOX("found.....")
>>endif
>>

>>
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>USE temp IN 0 means that you have opened the new table (temp) in the next available work area. It is not the currently selected table. You need to add a command

SELECT temp

in order to be processing in the correct work area