>>I have read somewhere that this is possible, also that it is possible to index a cursor.
>
>SELECT * FROM TABLE INTO CURSOR TEMP2
>USE DBF('TEMP2') IN 0 AGAIN ALIAS TEMP
>SELECT TEMP
>
>You now have a read write cursor.
Michel's answer would solve the original question.
However, wouldn't:

SELECT * FROM table INTO TABLE tablename

be a better solution?

Just curious.