Hi jeremiah.

>> Is there an easy way to update base tables for local views? Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I've tried the TABLEUPDATE command, in conjunction with table buffering, etc., etc., and still can't get my base tables to update the way I'd like. <<

In addition to what Nancy and Craig have already told you, if you have the base table to be updated opened and buffered in the DE, you must explicitly tableupdate the table as well. If the bufferMode of your form is not 0-None, this could be causing your problem.

Marcia