This is completely out of left field, but you have check the file that you are appending to?
>Hi Cetin,
> Thanks for your message. No, it is not solved yet.
>
>>Is your temp folder hidden or system?
> No. When I issue the command "SELECT [MyCursor]", VFP sees the cursor. If I issue the command "APPEND FROM DBF("[MyCursor]"), VFP does not see the cursor. So it seems to be some problem with the APPEND FROM command.
>
> Best regards, Chaim
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