Hi Jil,

The OLDVAL usage struck me here as a bit strange. I would try

pcAdm_Pk = v_Administration.PK
UPDATE sa!administration SET adm_lastssbenefitcheckrun=v_administration.adm_lastssbenefitcheckrun, ;
adm_lastssbenbankacctfk=v_administration.adm_lastssbenbankacctfk, ;
adm_lastssbenefitcheckrundescription=v_administration.adm_lastssbenefitcheckrundescription ;
WHERE adm_pk = ?m.pcAdm_PK

And I may also use variables for all other fields in Update, e.g.

UPDATE sa!administration ;
SET adm_lastssbenefitcheckrun= m.lcadm_lastssbenefitcheckrun, ;
adm_lastssbenbankacctfk= m.ladm_lastssbenbankacctfk, ;
adm_lastssbenefitcheckrundescription=m.lcadm_lastssbenefitcheckrundescription ;
WHERE adm_pk = ?m.pcAdm_PK

>[sorry if this is a repost...i have a flaky connection...]
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>I am at a client site.
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>We are trying to print checks. They have changed from using an Epson printer to laser checks.
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>I compile check printing data into about 30 views. Then comit all the data at once. The code works on my computer WHEN I'M RUNNING IN VFP.
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>If i run the exe, however, from Windows Explorer, when the views are being committed, i get an error: "FILE DOES NOT EXIST."
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>Error information tells me that the error is on the line following line:
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>UPDATE sa!administration SET adm_lastssbenefitcheckrun=v_administration.adm_lastssbenefitcheckrun,adm_lastssbenbankacctfk=v_administration.adm_lastssbenbankacctfk,adm_lastssbenefitcheckrundescription=v_administration.adm_lastssbenefitcheckrundescription WHERE adm_pk=OLDVAL('adm_pk','v_administration')
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>I have looked and looked at this. yes the Administration.DBF file exists. It has a SINGLE record.
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>All fields are updateable in the view v_Administration.
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>As i said it works when running IN VFP, but not from an exe outside of VFP...any input/help is MUCH appreciated!
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>Thanks, J