>Hi Cetin,
>
>>2)Yes you should. If you don't use m. and same name exists in current alias it takes precedence. ie:
>>m.employeename = 'me'
>>would work while :
>>employeename = 'you'
>>would fail if current table had a field named employeename.
>
>employeename = 'you' is just fine. EmployName becomes a variable if it wasn't already. It's the only when ambiguity exists, as it does here on the right side of these assignments->
>CREATE CURSOR This (You C(15))
>INSERT INTO This (You) VALUES ("Charlie")
>
>You = "Cetin"
>EmployName = m.You
>vs.
>EmployName = You
>vs.
>EmployName = This.You
>vs.
>EmployName = m.This.You && Assuming a property named You.

Charlie,
I think you got me wrong more truely I said it wrong.

CREATE CURSOR This (You C(15))
INSERT INTO This (You) VALUES ("Charlie")
You = "Cetin"
I tried to mean :)
m.You # you

Regards
Cetin