The code below creates a local cursor that is in no way linked to the ODBC back end source. You explicitly have to issue another SQLExec commend with the changed value. Ex. SQlExec(lnHandle,"update customer set password = '" + clients.password + "' where cutomerID = '" clients.customerID + "'"). You would need to do this for every customer that you changed in your local cursor (probably using a SCAN...ENDSCAN).

Or you need to create a remote view in your database that does this automatically. See the VFP Help on creating Remote Views in Chapter 5. Updating Data with Views.

HTH.

>Why doesn't the following code work? The password field never gets updated on the backend.
>
>lnHandle=SQLCONNECT("SQLFiles")
>=SQLEXEC(lnHandle,"SELECT * FROM customer","clients")
>=CURSORSETPROP("Tables","customer","clients")
>=CURSORSETPROP("KeyFieldList","customerid","clients")
>=CURSORSETPROP("UpdatableFieldList","password","clients")
>=CURSORSETPROP("UpdateNameList","password customer.password","clients")
>=CURSORSETPROP("SendUpdates",.T.,"clients")
>=CURSORSETPROP("Buffering",5,"clients")
>select clients
>** browse and update password field on one record
>=tableupdate(1,.t.)
>use
>=SQLDISCONNECT(lnHandle)
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.