>I'm trying to insert a value into a local view but it's not working and not returning any errors.
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>The view is in a forms DE with NoDataOnLoad = .t., within a method on the form is the following code:
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>SELECT contact_by_id &&the local view
>lcAbId = NewId("AddressBook") &&generates a new PK
>thisform.CurId = lcAbId && store the PK in the form
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>** add a new record to the view
>INSERT into contact_by_id ;
> (ab_id, abstatus) values (lcAbId, .t.)
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>The code works correctly. If I look in the data session (it's private) after the code runs the ab_id field in the view has the correct value. I issue a tableupdate(.t., .t.), which returns .T. and close the form.
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>If I browse the base table the ab_id field is blank(?). The abstatus and any other fields contain the correct values.
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>I've checked everything I can think to check but I can't figure out why the 1 field won't update.
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>Any ideas?

Did you use the view builder? If you did make sure that field is checked to update.

HTH

Dan