>>How do write a Select where you need to join a local (pre-existing) cursor with one or more tables from the Sql Server??
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>>In this example below from my current DBF-based app, lcCsrMtlRecords is a local cursor and I need join it to some lookup values that need to come from my Sql Server database (Jobs and Users).
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>>Select Users.email ;
>>	From (lcCsrMtlRecords) ;
>>		Join Jobs On Jobs.job_num = &lcCsrMtlRecords..mat_code ;
>>		Join Users On Jobs.quoted_by = Users.emp_num ;
>>	Where qty_recd <> before_qty_recd ;
>>	Order By 1 ;
>>	Group By 1 ;
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>I have always pulled the remote data down via SQLEXEC() and then joined the resulting local cursors.
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>I have no idea if it will work but...................
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>If you get your Sql Server data via a remote view could you then join the view with a local cursor????

That was my first thought - it would be elegant if it works and the performance is adequate.