>Dear all,
>
>What are the possible problems if I have coded the following:
>
>select &sqlview
>cursorsetprop("buffering",5,"&sqlview")
>tableupdate(.t.)
>
>and it is not updating.
>
>thanks for your time.
>
>Ed


You should add aerror(laError) after tableupdate and check each element of the array.

Also, why do you have "&sqlView" here, would sqlView (no "" and macro) work the same? Use name expression where appropriate.

You may review Choosing between Macro substitution and Name expressions FAQ #7841

So, your code may be

select (sqlview)
cursorsetprop("buffering",5,sqlview)

if not tableupdate(.t.)
   local array laError[1]
   =aerror(laError)
   =messagebox("Error " + laError[1,2])
endif