I would suggest that you remove TotalPoints field from the table and calculate it on the fly when it's reqired with Sql Select

Select Name, Sum(Points) AS TotalPoints ;
  FROM mytable ;
  WHERE Name = lcName ;
  INTO ARRAY laTotal

To make query faster you can create an index on the Name field.

>Greetings!
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>I have been out of the programming scene for a few years now, so i have come to ask help on a problem i am having with totaling a numeric field by user and then moveing that total into another field.
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>I am useing VFP 6.0
>My table consists of 3 fields: Name, Points, and TotalPoints
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>What i can't seem to accomplish is to get my form to total all amounts in the points field by user then put that total amount into the TotalPoints field. I have tried useing code in the valid, and even lostfocus areas of the points field when designing the input form, but cant seem to accomplish this simple task.
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>I would be very please to hear from anyone who can shed some light on my delima.
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>TIA
>Dan