>Here is what I have:
>
> lcFile = locfile('c:\transact.dbf')
> use (m.lcFile)
> append from dbf('SMTRNSTM')
>
>
>Where SMTRNSTM is the name of my cursor, and I get an "alias is not found" Program error. I tried changing the dbf in the last line to cursor, but I got an invalid properties error or something of that sort.

Probably you're doing that w/o selecting an empty area (and I bet where your cursor is) causing the cursor to close.

	lcFile = locfile('c:\transact.dbf')
        select 0
        use (m.lcFile)
	append from dbf('SMTRNSTM')

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