>Thanks Naomi
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>The scenario is as follows
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>1. User go to a form to maintain records
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>2. User exits the form
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>3. User runs a batch job and hit "TABLE BUFFER FOR ALIAS XXXX CONTAINS UNCOMMITTED CHANGES"
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>Is there a VFP function that I can use to detect a buffer is dirty?
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>If so can't I use the TABLEUPDATE() to flush the buffer?
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>Your advice is much appreciated
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>Many Thanks & Best Regards

Yes, you can use these two functions GetNextModified and GetFldState to detect uncommitted changes.