>APPEND FROM is what I want to do. It is a view. I can't seem to get the syntax correct.

Assuming your grid recordsource is a view, MyView,

APPEND FROM dbf('MYVIEW')

If it's a cursor
APPEND FROM dbf('MyCursor')

Cursors and views are held in temporary tables. The "dbf('Myview')" syntax tells VFP which file to append from.

>Many thanks for your help.

No problem - it's saving me from having to help my husband clean the yard (Sorry, dear, I'm needed on UT this afternoon)

Barbara