>>4) APPEND FROM cCursorAlias >>won't work because the APPEND FROM looks for a real filename, rather >>than an alias name. >Yup. You got me there--drat on that psuedo code confusion. > >Please forgive me if I've misunderstood your tone, otherwise...Oh well! :-) APPEND FROM (dbf(cCursorAlias)) No matter the tone - you can sing it in bass or soprano, it should work (worked for me ever since).