Actually, it is possible to do what Gary is attempting. It may be necessary to set the KeyField, Updateable, and UpdateName for each updatable field using CURSORSETPROP(). I'm not sure that setting the key and update lists really works.

The best way to find out what's going on is to use AERROR() after your unsuccessful TABLEUPDATE() to find out what error was returned by VFP or by your ODBC driver.

>The resultset of a VFP SQLExec command is a VFP Cursor and not a Remote View
>if you want to send updates with SQLEXEC you need a UPDATE SQL statement
>as in ;
>SQLEXEC(hConnection,"UPDATE Company SET companytype="fsdfsd" ... WHERE companycode=somevalue")
>you can also define Remote views instead
>
>CREATE SQL VIEW REMOTE CONNECTION connectionname SAHRE AS
> SELECT * FROM Compay where ...
>and then
>DBSETPROP all the properties
>
>Arnon
>
>> Could anyone tell me what am I doing wrong with the following SPT sentences that Remote table on SQL Server could not be updated
>>
>>.....
>>Result = SQLExec(ConnectID,;
>> " Select * From Company ;
>> where company.CompanyCode = ?Thisform.TextField1.Value ",;
>> "Myview")
>>Select Myview
>>Set MultiLocks ON
>>=CursorSetProp("Buffering", 5)
>>=CursorSetProp("Tables", "Company")
>>=CursorSetProp("KeyFieldList", "CompanyCode")
>>=CursorSetProp("SendUpdates", .T.)
>>=CursorSetProp("UpdatableFieldList", "CompanyCode, CompanyGroup, CompanyType")
>>
>>..........Editing Here .......
>>
>>
>>Result = TableUpdate(.T.)
>>If Result = .F.
>> =Messagebox("Update Failure", 48, "Update Message")
>> = TableRevert(.T.)
>> Return
>>Else
>> =Messagebox("Update Successful", 64, "Update Message")
>>Endif
>>
>>..... Always Result as False, However, if I didn't edit then update it, it ends up result = .T. ??
>>I'm lost :-<
>>
>>thanks