>This is my view:
>
>SELECT LEFT(SUBSTR(Inventory.p_descript,1,AT("$",Inventory.p_descript,2)+8),50) AS memotxt, Inventory.item_status,;
> Inventory.trans_id, Inventory.stocknum;
> FROM tomparco!inventory ;
> INTO CURSOR trans_items ;
> WHERE Inventory.trans_id = trans_num ;
> ORDER BY Inventory.stocknum
>
>when I try to change a value in it, "the record is readonly" shows up in my taskbar msg.
>
>I remember using the View Designer, there is a checkbox for 'SendUpdates'. Is there a property for a cursor or view like the one above that I might be able to adjust? Should it be done programmatically?
>
>Thanks
>JD

Jimmy, you can do it programmatically (but it does not mean you should :) with

DBSetProp('myView', 'View', 'SendUpdates', .T.)