Right, if primary keys are not yet populated, you can simply:

o.add(m.oRec)

otherwise reinserting into the source cursor is super easy:

select alias
for i = 1 to m.oColl.count
  oRec = m.oColl.item(m.i)
  if seek(m.oColl.getKey(m.i), 'alias', 'primaryKey')
    gather from name oRec
  else
    insert into alias from name oRec
  endif
endfor

>Nice. I had not used a collection object before. I would not have a primary key at the point of passing back the data (I would probably assign that key when I inserted it into the view in the calling form). Reading the help file, it seems as though you don't have to assign a key - any reason to do assign the key at the time of adding the object to the collection (ease of use later or good design?).
>
>Albert
>
>>

>>procedure form.unload
>>
>>o = create('collection')
>>local oRec as Empty
>>select ...
>>scan
>>  scatter name oRec  memo
>>  o.add(m.oRec, transform(primaryKey))
>>endscan
>>
>>return m.o
>>