Fred:

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, that tables aren't buffered. Not opening the database in a form, so, no DB Environment.

I'm decide to just USE (to close) and USE Table (to reopen) ... fast enough for now.

Mal

>>Jim ... :o(
>>
>>I will say this just one more time. I already know that SET REFRESH updates and/or refreshes a BROWS (and I already know that it will update a table) at the SET REFRESH interval.
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>>When you already have a table USE'd (in memory), FIELDS changed by another workstation or program will not be updated. You, at least I had to, will have to issue a BROWS or (USE then USE MyTable combo) to update that field for display.
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>>USE MyTable
>>Select MyTable
>>? MyTable.SomeFIELD ... displays "OLD"
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>>After FIELD SomeField is changed by another workstation (REPLACE SomeField WITH "NEW")
>>
>>Select MyTable
>>? MyTable.SomeFIELD ... still displays "OLD"
>>
>
>Did you do a TABLEUPDATE() on the workstation where the changes were made? If you haven't, you will *never* see the changes anywhere else. This assumes the tables are buffered on the workstation.