>>>What can be simpler than zapping a cursor and appending into it from the temp one?
>>
>>This:
>>
>>thisform.grid.recordsource = ""
>>
>>* Create new cursor...
>>
>>thisform.grid.recordsource = cursor
>
>And then you have to add a ton of code to get the grid to behave like it used to do? No this is NOT the way, Terry. But this is:
>

>Select whatever into cursor curtemp
>Select Gridcursor
>zap
>appe from dbf('curtemp')
>yourgrid.refresh()

Or, for brevity's sake

zap in gridcursor
insert into gridcursor select whatever from wherever

Though this method requires field for field match between gridcursor and the select statement. One may get around with a field list, though.