>>> Tableupdate with the first parameter as 1 only updates 1 row. This is per the manual.
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>Whaaat? Cy, I appreciate your taking the time to reply. However you are incorrect here... what manual are you referring to?
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>VFP 6.0 Help states:
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>"If nRows is 1 and table buffering is enabled, changes made to all records are committed to the table or cursor"
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>In other words, TableUpdate(1,.T.) works exactly the same as TableUpdate(.T.,.T.). This is also explained in the Hacker's Guide To VFP.
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>Good news is I think I solved my own issue... for now, anyway.
Your right. Somehow I misread the thing, and have always misunderstood how it worked. (smacking self in forehead).
Cy Welch
Senior Programmer/Analyst
MetSYS Inc