>I have a SELECT SQL into a CURSOR. I only want a specified number of records as a maximum in the cursor. How is the easiest way to accomplish this?

You can use the TOP clause

SELECT TOP nnn * FROM mytable ;
  WHERE ... ;
  ORDER BY ... ;
  INTO CURSOR mycursor READWRITE
IF _TALLY > nnn
  GOTO (nnn+1)
  DELETE REST
ENDIF

Keep in mind that there could be more than nnn records in cursor if there is tie between the record nnn and following records.