>The DBF() function allows you to reference the *source* of the cursor (the actual temporary file to which it points), and issuing a "USE" on this in a new work area makes it updatable. You ALIAS it to whatever name you wish to use, and the next command closes the initial read-only instance. > >>My result set depends upon a variable list as part of the WHERE clause. >>If I use a view I get the extra browse window, but should be able to update >the necessary base tables. > >I'm not sure what you mean here. If I recall, you were getting a browse window before because the SELECT statement in your listbox RecordSource didn't specify a cursor. How exactly is using a view creating a browse window? > to add to this: I use views in many places and don't get browse windows every time I use them Arnon