OK. Thanks to you and Nadya for the information.......Rich

>>Mark:
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>>Thanks for the reply. I thought what I had should work based upon this comment from the help screen
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>>UPDATE - SQL can only update records in a single table. Note that subqueries are supported in UPDATE – SQL.
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>>Is there some other sub-query that is supported, or is this a mistake???
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>>Thanks again.........Rich
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>The subquery example Nadya provided is supported. The subquery as you used is not supported in VFP. It is correct SQL syntax when used in SQL databases like Oracle [and SQL Server?].