So far as I'm aware you can't other than getting the name of the temporary table with DBF() then USEing the table again in another area. If you have dependent forms, grid controls, etc on that cursor though you may well end up with inconsistencies between buffered data and data actually stored.

If you know that you want a particular structure in a cursor then modify the SQL that creates it in the first place. You can create place holders for any of the standard field types in SQL.

i.e. Select *, 0.00 as NewNumber, Space(10) newindex, date() as newdate from fred into cursor jim


>Does anyone know how to alter a cursor after it is created with CREATE CURSOR?
>I have found ALTER TABLE, but no ALTER CURSOR.
> Thanks.