>>You have to force VFP to create 'real' cursor. Use NOFILTER clause if it's v.5, or add Where .T. in version 3, or even select into table.
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>THANKS !! The NOFILTER clause did the trick ... Still don't quite understand why ?
>I always thought if SORTWORK was pointing to a local drive then the cursors would be
>local and not visable to anyone else.
>Anyways I won't argue with success THANKS again

Randy, the 'NOFILTER' clause says 'create a cursor in another file instead of using a filtered version of the original table'. VFP tries to save time and memory space by using a filtered table in SQL instead of a separate cursor IF Rushmore says it's possible. Either NOFILTER or a field in the cursor that was not in the original table blocks this. It causes a LOT of problems, because everyone assumes that if they wrote 'cursor' they are getting a cursor.

A good catch on Ed's part!

Barbara