Thanks Mike - This appears to be the territory I was noodling in. I'll continue.

>>Using Cursorsetprop() and tableupdate I have not been able to figure out how to update a table with a preloaded value under a command button. I want to have a selection of sequencial dates, each with it's own command button. A user clicks and the date is written to a table. It seems as if it is such an easy task and yet I have had no success over the weekend. How about a hint?
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>*Set this up during form init.
>CursorSetProp("Buffering",5,"thealias")
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>*Put this in the button
>REPLACE field with value in thealias
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>*Put this in some save method called from a
>*save button.
>TableUpdate(.T.,.T.,"thealias")