>Erik..
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>CursorToRS(oRecordSet [, cTableAlias | nWorkArea] [, lNoData ])
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>The second parameter for CursorToRS, which is optional, is either the alias or workarea number. Like other functions, if you omit the parameter, the alias in the current workarea is used. Granted, VFPCOM does not open the table for you, but so what????
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>I still don't see where the big mystery in all of this is...< s >... Where is the confusion here????
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Have you ever tried to write a COM server that accesses data in the calling process? Are you arguing that it can be done, or that VFPCOM doesn't do it?