You can copy current record to a temp file, change it there and append back to the table

lcTempFIle = " ... "
SELECT mytable
COPY NEXT 1  TO (lcTempFIle )
...

SELECT mytable
APPEND FROM (lcTempFIle )
ERASE (lcTempFIle )

You can aslo do the same using SELECT ... INTO CURSOR READWRITE.

>in an application i have a general field which is used to hold a barcode image for printing. This is generated by an ocx (tbarcode4).
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>i find that i need to create a copy of the record in order to do some manipulation of the fields. however the scatter/gather as i am sure you all know does not copy general fields. Is there any way to copy the contents of the original records General field without having to re barcode the record ?
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>TIA
>
>Colin Burton