>I'm constantly getting this message:
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>"can't update the cursor"
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>But isn't a cursor is a table, the part of the program that fires up this error tries to update a field on a record of a table by using the replace command
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>This is form a multiuser application that haven't got this problem before.
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>Thanks

select Cursor_name
use dbf() gain in 0 alias different_name
use
select different_name && now cursor is read-write

If you are using a SQL command to create the cursor, add NOFILTER to the end of the command to prevent VFP from just placing a filter on the table.