Hi Gerard
Instead of doing lcField="123" you should use the following syntax when opening the view.

USE myview IN 0 NODATA

That will both take care of the message and reduce the time for opening the view since you don't have to do a query on your view.

/Pierre Unge, Sweden

>>>2. I have a from which uses a parameterized updateable view.
>>> I am not using the data Environment (instaed I open all files on a startup routine) , but message keeps coming up to enter a value in the parameter field (?lcField)
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>>If the parameter is ?lcField you need to put a value in it prior to using it.
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>>lcField = "123"
>>use MyView
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>Wold this typically be done 'in the form' or when I initially open my table.
>If on the form where in the form
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>Regards,
>
>Gerard