Naomi
Always go to hear from you. You are probably correct, the scatter/gather method of updating data could probably be better served using UPDATE and more SQL. That would require rewriting key portions of my frameWork which would be somewhat akin to re-wiring an older home. The error I encountered has never occurred before which is somewhat baffling. I use the same logic elsewhere without reprimand.

I have a lot of .NET and ASP.NET to learn. Dismantling my VFP frameWork will have to wait for now. I am always open to suggestions, if you have some code you would like to share that can be used in lieu of scatter/gather please do.

thanks Vince