>>>Aleksey,
>>>
>>>Does DEFAULT gets evaluated in TABLEUPDATE only, not when we add a record to CA? If yes, should I try to update the field myself manually and then set field's state with SETFLDSTATE if I want to show this field on the form?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>
>>Hi Naomi,
>>
>>The DEFAULT value is associated with the field in the cursor and behaves exactly the same way as in any other cursor.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Aleksey.
>
>Aleksey,
>
>In my particular case I was using VFP8 and I don't think that DEFAULT values are working correctly in this version.
>
>See Re: CA with native database and DEFAULT values Thread #1208992 Message #1209086
>
>Thanks again.

They are not supposed to. It is a VFP9 feature, which is clearly documented by the way.

Thanks,
Aleksey.