Thanks Bruce,

I will have take a different path.

>Hi James,
>
>FLDSTATE = 3 indicates an appended record. I don't think you can SETFLDSTATE on an appended record to 1 or 2; only 3 or 4.
>
>HTH
>
>Bruce
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am trying to use this function to chanege the field state on a cursor populated using SPT. I get an error "Function argument value, type, or count is invalid" when I try to change the field state. It does not give me an error if I use the same use the same value as the field state.
>>
>>

>>?GETFLDSTATE("mailmergepk") = 3
>>?setFLDSTATE("mailmergepk",1) = error
>>?setFLDSTATE("mailmergepk",3) = .t.
>>

>>
>>Thanks.