Carolin by default After SQL SELECT VFP creates a READ ONLY cursor, so if you want to change it you must add:

SELECT product_id_pk, ;
      .f. as Assigned, ;
      product_cde as prodcode, ;
      description_txt as descrip ;
FROM te_products ;
INTO CURSOR edit_products READWRITE

If you use VFP 8.0

or if you use earlier versions:

SELECT product_id_pk, ;
.f. as Assigned, ;
product_cde as prodcode, ;
description_txt as descrip ;
FROM te_products ;
INTO CURSOR edit_products
SELECT ed_products
USE (DBF("ed_products")) AGAIN IN 0 ALIAS edit_products