>Is it normal that when I issue:

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>select * from myTable into cursor myCursor readwrite
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>that both myTable and myCursor are open in a workarea?

Yes...

>Should I issue a select 0 before I do my select statement to insure that a different workarea will not be used or is this redundant?
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I don't see a reason to do a SELECT 0...the cursor will be in a new work area.