>Just for grins.. try the INSERT SQL statement instead of APPEND BLANK and see what happens.
>WT

Without even trying I'd be willing to bet it will work. There were reasons I was not using the INSERT SQL, but I've forgotten them now. I'll post them when I remember... In the meantime, I suppose I could try it. I'm still a bit shakey on the buffering system though, and it seems to work differently in each case.