If you have character expressions in your view, use PADR() to make sure that size of the filed doesn't change depending on data retrieved.

>Sorry, couldn't find this in FAQ, but surely it's been asked and answered many times.
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>I made a complicated parameterized view (in prg code) with left joins and NVL()s in the field list, set updateable=.T. and PK field updateable=.T..
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>If I USE it NODATA, then immediately set the parameter var and REQUERY() it, I get "View definition has been changed."
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>I know I saw this a month or two ago and solved it, but I can't remember what the simple little problem was ... like a certain illegal phrase in the view definition ...
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>Help?
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>TIA,