>>I'm updating a view (buffering=5), even go top, the TABLEUPDATE(2,.T.) returns .t., but trying to change buffering results in an error.
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>>What am I doing wrong, or how do I get it right?
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>Check the return value of TABLEUPDATE, if it returns .F., use AERROR to see why.
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>If it returns true, but it appears that some records were not updated, I would guess you have a problem with primary keys?

That's exactly what I'm doing, and I reasoned along the same lines, but the error returns -1 and if I GO GETNEXTMODIFIED(0) and issue another TABLEUPDATE()
it goes through. Strange behaviour, non?