View is a cursor, so you could use ?dbf(). For view it will show ***.tmp instead of ***.dbf.

Also ?CURSORGETPROP("SourceType") should give you the answer.

>Hi,
>
>please does anybody know, how I can differ a Table from a View, when I just have the ALIAS() name.
>
>vtemp = Alias()
>? I would need to know, if this alias is a View or a Table.
>
>Thank you so much
>
>Johann Pietschig
>pietschig@usa.com