>I'm probably being dense, but I have a simple REPLACE command for a single field in a "free" table which is located on a Novell server. However, I always get "Cannot update the cursor" from the program, however if I open the table in the Command Window and do the same REPLACE command it works fine.
>
>Here is what I have checked already...
>
>1. SET EXCLUSIVE is OFF at the beginning of the program.
>2. The table is opened like this: USE orders SHARED IN 0
>3. The table is NOT part of a DBC.
>4. The table is NOT read-only based on network rights or OS.
>5. The table is SELECTed prior to the REPLACE.
>6. The variable containing the data for the update is of the correct type.
>
>Here's the code from the program...
>
>lcUpdtDate = DATE()
><snip>
>USE orders SHARED IN 0
><snip>
>SELECT ;
>INTO CURSOR cUpdtOrd
><snip>
>SELECT cUpdtOrd
>SCAN
>SELECT orders
>IF SEEK(cUpdtOrd.clientid)
>REPLACE orders.updtdate WITH lcUpdtDate
>ENDIF
>SELECT cUpdtOrd
>ENDSCAN
>
>So, I can't seem to figure out why it won't update the table??? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
>
>Thanks.

By default, cursors are read-only. You can USE...AGAIN the cursor to make it read-write.

Paul M.
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