Hi andrus,

I don't know for sure, but a USE MyTable AGAIN ALIAS DUMMY IN 0 (without closing the already open alias), might also refresh your buffers.

Walter,

>This file is used by other users and by other windows in
>my program.
>
>I cannot use FLOCK(): other users from network
>may have placed locks into this table so flock() fails.
>
>I use this table as grid recordsource and as a target of a
>SET RELATION command. Closing it using USE leads to sophisticated code
>to re-use it.
>
>
>>In stead on using a RLOCK(), you might want to try a FLOCK() or alternatively close it and use the table again before you issue the SQL-SELECT
>>
>>Walter,
>>
>>
>>>I have a shared non buffered dbf file. I need to get latest data from it using SQL SELECT command.
>>>
>>>I have a command
>>>
>>>SET REFRESH TO 0,1
>>>
>>>in my form init.
>>>
>>>If records are added to this shared dbf file by other instance of VFP,
>>>SQL SELECT in another instance does not find added rows.
>>>
>>>This occurs on LAN or if two vfp programs are running on local computer using same dbf file.
>>>
>>>I discovered that adding a line
>>>
>>>inkey(1.5)
>>>
>>>before SQL SELECT fixes this behaviour: SELECT then returns latest data.
>>>
>>>However, adding inkey(1.5) 's before SELECTs decreases program speed.
>>>
>>>How to force VFP to refresh its local buffers immediately ?