To establish the database for use by SDT, your code should look something like the following. Just modify to fit with the MM instructions.

oMeta = NEWOBJECT("DBCXMgr", "DBCXMgr")
IF VARTYPE(oMeta) <> "O" OR ISNULL(oMeta)
   MESSAGEBOX("Could not open SDT")
   RETURN .F.
ENDIF
*!* If the database is already open:
SET DATABASE TO DATABASE_NAME
llRetVal = oMeta.SetDataBase(DBC())
IF NOT llRetVal
   MESSAGEBOX("Error Establishing Default Database")
   RETURN .F.
ENDIF

*!* If the database is NOT already open:
IF !oMeta.oSDTMgr.OpenData(ADDBS(lcDataPath) ;
      + DATABASE_NAME, .T., llExclusive)
   MESSAGEBOX("Error Opening Database")
   RETURN .F.
ENDIF

>Hello Everyone,
>
>I've instantiated the Stonefield class according to the Mere Mortals instructions, but the update method is not finding any open database to act upon. I can see properties I could set to force the database name. What part of the instructions is missing to have stonefield's update method work with Mere Mortals?