Hi Dorris,

>Right after you create the cursor that's horking out, run the query again to a different name - then see if you can append from dbf().
I tried this, same result.

>I'm wondering if perhaps you have a sector trying to go bad and you just happen to be hitting it.
I don't think it's a hard drive problem because it keeps happening consistently.

>Or, you said that you can select the cursor with no problem, have you browsed the entire file?
Yes, I have browsed the entire file.

Thanks, Chaim