>I have a client that occasionally will be updating a transaction to several tables and will get a "cannot update cursor" message.
>I will close all tables, use the table in question again and update. All is fine.
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>I can manually open the table, append a record, try to update a field and get the error. Try the same process again and all is fine.
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>60-70 percent of the time it is the same file, but not always.
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>They can run for days with no problem and then it will occur 2 to 3 times in one day.
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>This app has been running fine for 7 years and this problem only started when they update to windows 7.
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>They are at the point of trying to reload Windows 7 or even get a new machine.

Make sure the VFP temp files folder ( SYS( 2023 ) ) is not in one of the folders that get virtualized in Windows Vista and higher e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\

You might want to take a look at http://www.doughennig.com/papers/..%5CPub%5CWindows7.pdf .