That message generally means that it is attempting to write to a read only file.
Check the file(s) attributes. If on a network, check that you -and the program- have write permissions to the folders involved.

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>Hi!
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>Just got a new computer at work. After installing Visual Studio 6 and Service Pack 5, I started testing my classes. Everytime I try to update a record, I get this message: "Cannot update the cursor."
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>I think this has something to do with VFP configuration, but I don't know what to configure! :)
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>Please, any help is welcome.
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>TIA
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>Alonso
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