> Solution to what? The filename is there pro forma, in case you decide to > select 0 > use (dbf("cursor_alias")) again alias another > and start writing to it. Then the filename will be used (I think). OTOH, > the fake filename doesn't stop you from using the cursor in any known > way. It works as if it existed :) > > If you really want it to have a real file, add a dummy field (or issue > NOFILTER) when selecting: > select *, "N" as dummy from ... > I'll be inpolite to ask you what do you need the file for? Is there > anything useful you can do with it (except Append From > (dbf("cursor_alias")), but if cursor is so simple it's just a filter, > you could append from the original table). this will still not prevent VFP from storing the temp file in memory if it can but it shouldn't matter Arnon