Are you sure in the browse window you have table buffering?
-myron kirby-
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>How come it works well with the browse window open ????
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>>Since you have table buffering do you not have
>>to do a TableUpdate for your change to committed
>>and your indexes updated?
>>-myron kirby-
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>>>Create a table with a field call key LEN 10 char
>>>Add a index on that field call key
>>>add 5 records with the SYS(2015) function
>>>
>>>Table test example
>>>Field key
>>>_RTE10A1W7
>>>_RTE10A1W9
>>>_RTE10A1X1
>>>
>>>
>>>Defective code
>>>SET DELETED ON
>>>USE TEST.dbf IN 0 SHARED
>>>=cursorsetprop('buffering',5) && RETURN .T.
>>>set order to 1
>>>? seek('_RTE10A1W9') && RETURN .T.
>>>replace key with 'Hello'
>>>delete
>>>? seek('_RTE10A1W9') && Still return .T.
>>>
>>>
>>>This only append with buffering 4 and 5
>>>
>>>This behavior dissapear if you have a browse window open with this table in it.