>I checked the buffermode using CURSORGETPROP() and it was set to 1.
>
>Any other ideas...Would a FLUSH right after the TABLEUPDATE(.T.) be
>redundant?


no. Issue the FLUSH after the TABLEUPDATE. However, FLUSH only writes the buffers on the PC, not on the network server. I strongly recommend that you turn off all the write cache on the server's disk controller.