Bruce;

Here's the test code w/results:

SELECT vshipdet
requery('vshipdet')
viewcount = _tally && viewcount = 4
DELETE
if tableupdate(1,.f.,'vshipdet')
requery('vshipdet')
viewcount = _tally && viewcount = 0
else
wait window 'vshipdet screwed'
return
endif

**** this requery seems to be necessary for some unknown reason
requery('vshipdet')
viewcount = _tally && viewcount = 3

As I said, same result in 5.0a or 6, same result in command window or form and it only shows up when the view has more than one table.

Could you see if you could recreate using a local view with more than one table?
If you can't, i have to assume its the view.......