>>>>>The file is read with the sqlexec and then made updateable view.
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>>>>You can do the same with a cursoradapter plus you can specify a schema. Can't give you an example, because the class I use already has the code for the fields I leave at default mapping, so I don't have to write any of it, just specify the fields where I want a non-default mapping. The code in the class is proprietary, sorry.
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>>>We're not using CursorAdapter in that application.
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>>
>>CURSORSETPROP("MapBinary",0)
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>>?
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>I've checked the code of this form.
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>First it does LoadDataEnv (custom method to open all tables from SQL Server) and then
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>dodefault()
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>which has
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>do set_setup
>cursorsetprop("MapBinary", .t., 0) && Maps image/varbinary(max) fields to blob in VFP
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>So, is this line set too late (after everything was opened already) or it's fine?

Executing cursorsetprop("MapBinary", .t., 0) after SQLEXEC() is too late :-)
You should have it executed before any SQLEXEC().