>Naomi,
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>Why don't you grab all the fields you need but display just the ones required?

1) The select would be too complex

2) What should I do for my grid? Add extra column on the fly? How about sorting (my grid class allows sorting)?

3) What if we would like to add a new field, which I didn't specify in my cursor?
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On the other hand, your idea addresses the updating info problem...