Dave,
Line 2 is basically selecting the entire table - it is not a true cursor. Does the same thing happen if you have
line1: use table1 in 0 alias "cursorname1"
line2: select *, ' ' as NewField from cursorname1 into cursor table1

Barbara

>line1: use table1 in 0 alias "cursorname1"
>line2: select * from cursorname1 into cursor table1
>
>Line2 generates the following error: "Alias name is already in use."
>
>Can anyone explain this behavior?
>
>Thanks
>Dave Mihalik
>dmihalik@stansleygroup.com