>
>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)
>

Well I'll be a monkeys uncle... That is not in the help file anywhere that I can find... You got me going and I really appreciate the help.

Does that syntax work on other commands that require a table name?

Just be glad your yard is not as big as mine (9 acres)...

Thanks again