>I have a form to retrive info from a file an some typed.
>Want to save info then go do it again for fresh data.
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>append blank
>replace with
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>This is an order entry system.
>
>Thanks

Carol;

I may not understand fully what you are trying to do but based upon an Order System, I would approach it as follows.

1. Create a Order Entry Form.
2. Create a Customer Form.
3. As you entered information (customer name) into the Customer Form, it would do a “look up” and fill the cognizant information (ie. Address, etc.) while allowing editing. It would also update the customer table.
4. An order number is assigned by the system.

The concept of a Do While loop in dBase is understood as I began with DbaseII in 1982. VFP has an event model just like other Windows Applications (Word for example), so you can treat the Order entry form as a separate entity. To add a new Order you would have an Add button on the Order Form. I hope this makes sense.

The easiest way to accomplish this is to use an application framework. They cost a bit of money but save so much time and pay for themselves within a few hours of use.

Tom