>>>Yes, I remember Message#1412669
>>>
>>>I've tested this below and it gives an error - without textmerge
>>>
>>>If I use a cursor instead of a table - no error
>>>
>>>I'm running vfp9 sp2 without hotfixes
>>>
>>>

>>>CREATE DATABASE mooh
>>>CREATE TABLE test (ix I DEFAULT new_ix())
>>>
>>>
>>>USE test
>>>
>>>assert .f.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>*raises error
>>>APPEND BLANK
>>>
>>>
>>>FUNCTION new_ix
>>> return new_ix2()
>>>ENDFUNC &&New_IX
>>>
>>>function new_ix2
>>> TRY
>>>   ERROR 1
>>>  CATCH TO loException
>>>  FINALLY
>>> ENDTRY
>>>
>>> RETURN 1
>>>

>>
>>I ran this couple of time manually - didn't get an error. VFP SP2 Vista 64.
>
>It seems to occur in Europe

I just ran this on a machine in the US and one in the UK and had no problem.

Differing OS though XP in the US and Server 2003 in the UK