>Hello All,
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>Can anyone please help me to understand why the recno() command returns -1 in a buffered table. I am using pessimistic table buffering and it appears as though it doesn't matter how many records I add and commit with tableupdate(). Each time i append a blank record and do recno() it tells me the pointer is at
>-1. I understand that recno() will give negative numbers for buffered tables but I think it should change from -1 after the first record is added.

I don't think so IF you are doing a TableUpdate() after each append blank.

If you do , say, 3 append blanks in a row then I think you should see -1, -2 and -3.

good luck
Jim Nelson