>I changed my commands in the command window to ...
>
>lcStatus = "Customer"
>SELECT vTest
>INSERT INTO vTest (firstname,lastname,status) ;
>VALUES ("Joe","Smith","Customer")
>llUpdate = TABLEUPDATE()
>? llUpdate
>lnRequery = REQUERY('vTest')
>? lnRequery
>BROWSE
>
>... and it displays .T. for llUpdate and 1 for lnRequery, which indicate everything worked correctly. Again the data DOES make it into the base table, but the view does not display the new record in the view. If I close everything and reopen the view, set the parameter (lcStatus) and do requery, then the new record does appear in the view. But I shouldn't have to close the view to get the update righ?

Mark,

The only thing I can see is related to how you handle your parameters. The proper use is:
SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE myTable.cStatus = ?vp_cStatus
You have to declare vp_cStatus as a character parameter in the view definition.

So your code would be:
vp_cStatus = "customer"
Insert a new record
Notice that it is in the view
Then requery.
If the inserted record has the "customer" status it should be in the view, otherwise not.

José