ALL ROWs get dropped. It is a straight unfiltered APPEND FROM (not FOR condition). I have an error routine but did not see it in there and of course purged it to keep things clean (wish I had not done that).

I seem to recall there are situations where you not only need to SELECT a table but there do something like INKEY(.1) to let VFP catch up. Since this is all being done inside of a MTDLL it is much more difficult to trace.

>Right then.
>
>So what is the nature of the problem in terms of missed data - all rows sometimes or last n rows sometimes or every second row sometimes or...?
>
>I assume to that your example is correct in that you do not use some filter condition in the APPEND FROM.
>
>Do you have an error routine that might be dropping (notification of) an error condition arising?
>
>good luck
>
>>It is NOT a filtered cursor rather it is a code CREATEd CURSOR that has its values populated from the web form then validated prior to adding all 15 rows of the cursor to the VFP table.
>>
>>>Tom,
>>>
>>>Is it possible that your "cursor" is NOT really a cursor, but rather a 'filtered result set'?
>>>
>>>If so, and you are using VFP6 or better, then the NOFILTER clause should fix that.
>>>
>>>If not, what records are you losing - all of them or just the last few or???
>>>
>>>good luck
>>>
>>>
>>> >I have an application that is a MTDLL on a web site that saves 15 rows of data from a cursor to a permanent DBF table using the following commands:
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>SELECT table
>>>>APPEND FROM DBF('cursorname')
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>I suppose the code would be better written as follows:
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>SELECT table
>>>>IF FLOCK()
>>>>  APPEND FROM DBF('cursorname')
>>>>ENDIF
>>>>UNLOCK
>>>>FLUSH
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>The other alternative is to loop thru the cursor and do INSERT INTOs as such:
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>SELECT cursor
>>>>SCAN
>>>>  SCATTER MEMVAR
>>>>  INSERT INTO table FROM MEMVAR
>>>>ENDSCAN
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>I suppose the erradict data loss may be part of a contention issue but I find that somewhat unlikely (but possible) as this is not a heavily trafficed site.
>>>>
>>>>Anyone ever had a similar issue and what is the best solution - APPEND FROM or INSERT INTO?