>I know that. What I'm trying to find out is how get around the fact that you can't use CURSORGETPROP() against the table since it doesn't belong to a DBC.
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>Is there any other way to get info other than providing it ahead of time through properties?
You mention an OnNew() method, which is not native to VFP but is in (at least) the VFE framework. Are you using this, or some other, framework?
If you're using VFE, its data dictionary should handle the defaults etc. that you want/need.
Regards. Al
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