>>>If the file disappears from the file system, the RecordSource becomes invalid and VFP,
>>>instead of recovery the situation, VFP takes away from the grid.
>>>
>>>Try to ZAP,PACK,CursorFill() a Recordsource ...
>>>
>>>Then a cursor binded to a grid must maintain the appropriate file dbf
>>
>>
>>I don't know about the rest but ZAP works fine
>
>If, with this example your grid is still usable,
>then you have a new vfp


Your example shows that the grid is blank after the zap

However, if you do a grid.refresh() - it works fine

PUBLIC oform1

oform1=NEWOBJECT("form1")
oform1.Show
RETURN

DEFINE CLASS form1 AS form


	DoCreate = .T.
	Caption = "Form1"
	Name = "Form1"


	ADD OBJECT grid1 AS grid WITH ;
		Height = 200, ;
		Left = 24, ;
		Top = 36, ;
		Width = 320, ;
		Name = "Grid1"


	ADD OBJECT command1 AS commandbutton WITH ;
		Top = 6, ;
		Left = 45, ;
		Height = 27, ;
		Width = 84, ;
		Caption = "ZAP", ;
		Name = "Command1"


	PROCEDURE Load
		CREATE CURSOR AA (BB I)
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		LOCATE
	ENDPROC


	PROCEDURE command1.Click
		SELECT AA
		ZAP
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		APPEND BLANK
		replace ALL bb WITH 2
		LOCATE
		 =m.thisform.grid1.Refresh()  && added this
		&& BROWSE
	ENDPROC

ENDDEFINE
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