I have a routine that calls the following program for every view in the DBC. I run this anytime I make any DBC changes. This way my view stay in sync with my tables. It work best with single table views.

-myron kirby-
myronk@flash.net

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* ==========================================================================
* Method: y1View(tcView, tcFunc)
* Description: Sets view table/field properties.
* Used in creating views.
* Parameters: tcView = View name
* tcFunc = Function to perform
* = [TABLE] - Set view table properties
* = [FIELD] - Set view field properties
* Returns: n/a
* Other: Kirby Utility
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Modifications:
* ==========================================================================

*--Set-Up ............................................................
LPARAMETER;
tcView,;
tcFunc

LOCAL;
lcFunc ,;
lnSelect

PRIVATE;
pcDbc ,;
pcView ,;
plWarning ,;
pnFldCount

pcView = UPPER(ALLTRIM(y1CkParm(tcView))) && View name
lcFunc = UPPER(ALLTRIM(y1CkParm(tcFunc))) && Function to perform

pnFldCount = 0 && # of flds in view
lnSelect = SELECT() && Currently selected work area
pcDbc = SET([DATABASE]) && Database name
plWarning = .F. && Indicates had warning


*--Processing ........................................................
CLEAR

*--Determine function to perform
DO CASE
CASE USED(pcView) = .F. && View must be open
WAIT WINDOW;
PROGRAM() + [ -- View must be open.] + CHR(13) +;
[--> View: ] + pcView
CASE lcFunc == [TABLE] && Table functions
=DoPropsTable() && Set view table properties
CASE lcFunc == [FIELD] && Field functions
=DoPropsFld() && Set view field properties
OTHERWISE
WAIT WINDOW;
PROGRAM() + [ -- Invalid function requested.] + CHR(13) +;
[--> View: ] + pcView + CHR(13) +;
[--> Func: ] + lcFunc
ENDCASE


*--Clean-Up ..........................................................
IF plWarning = .T. && Had warning, issue warning
=y1Msg01(;
[Review the warning messages!],;
[View Processing -- ] + pcView,;
[I])

ENDIF && ..IF plWarning = .T.

SELECT (lnSelect) && Restore original work area
WAIT CLEAR
CLEAR

RETURN .T.
* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* FUNCTION: DoPropsTable()
* DESCRIPTION: Set view table properties
* PARAMETER: n/a
* RETURNS: n/a
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------

FUNCTION DoPropsTable

WAIT CLEAR
WAIT WINDOW NOWAIT;
[Updating table properties:] + CHR(13) +;
[--> ] + pcView

=DBSetProp( pcView, [View], [UpdateType], 1 )
=DBSetProp( pcView, [View], [WhereType], 3 )
=DBSetProp( pcView, [View], [FetchMemo], .T. )
=DBSetProp( pcView, [View], [SendUpdates], .T. )
=DBSetProp( pcView, [View], [UseMemoSize], 255 )
=DBSetProp( pcView, [View], [FetchSize], 100 )
=DBSetProp( pcView, [View], [MaxRecords], -1 )

RETURN .T.
* eof(DoPropsTable) ........................................................


* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* FUNCTION: DoPropsFld()
* DESCRIPTION: Set view field properties
* PARAMETER: n/a
* RETURNS: n/a
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------

FUNCTION DoPropsFld

WAIT CLEAR
WAIT WINDOW NOWAIT;
[Updating field properties:] + CHR(13) +;
[--> ] + pcView

SELECT (pcView)

LOCAL ;
lcFldProp ,;
lcVFldName,;
lcTFldName,;
lnFldCnt ,;
lnX ,;
lxPropVal

lnFldCnt = FCOUNT() && Number of fields in view

*--Process each field in the view
FOR lnX = 1 TO lnFldCnt
* Update the following field properties

=SetFldProp(lnX, [Updatable], .T.) && Whether field is updatable
=SetFldProp(lnX, [Comment]) && Field comment property
=SetFldProp(lnX, [DefaultValue]) && Field default value
=SetFldProp(lnX, [RuleExpression]) && Field rule expression
=SetFldProp(lnX, [RuleText]) && Field rule text

*--The following line must be the last property changed
=SetFldProp(lnX, [UpdateName]) && Update field name
ENDFOR

RETURN .T.
* eof(DoPropsFld) ..........................................................


* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* FUNCTION: SetFldProp(tnVFldNmbr, tcFldProp)
* DESCRIPTION: Set specific view field properties
* PARAMETER: tnVFldNmbr = View field number
* tcFldProp = View field property to update
* txPropVal = Property value (if not passed, it uses
* the corresponding property from the table)
* RETURNS: n/a
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------

FUNCTION SetFldProp

LPARAMETER;
tnVFldNmbr,;
tcFldProp ,;
txPropVal

LOCAL ;
lcFldProp ,;
lcVFldName,;
lcTFldName,;
lnParms ,;
lnVFldNmbr,;
lxPropVal

lnParms = PARAMETERS() && Number of parameters passed
lnVFldNmbr = tnVFldNmbr
lcFldProp = UPPER(ALLTRIM(tcFldProp))
lxPropVal = txPropVal && Property value

lcVFldName = ALLTRIM(pcView + [.] + FIELD(lnVFldNmbr)) && View fld
lcTFldName = ALLTRIM(DBGetProp(lcVFldName, [Field], [UpdateName])) && Table fld

DO CASE
CASE ! ([.] $ lcTFldName) && Do not have qualified table fld name
plWarning = .T. && Had warning

? [** NOT SET: Not qualified table field name: ] +;
pcView +;
[ -- ] +;
lcTFldName +;
[ -- ] +;
lcFldProp

CASE lcFldProp == [UPDATENAME] && Special process for 'UpdateName'
lxPropVal = pcDbc + [!] + lcTFldName
CASE lnParms >= 3 && Property value was passed
lxPropVal = lxPropVal
OTHERWISE && Normal routine
lxPropVal = DBGetProp(lcTFldName, [Field], lcFldProp)
ENDCASE

IF ! EMPTY(lxPropVal) && Only set is there is a property
=DBSetProp(lcVFldName, [Field], lcFldProp, lxPropVal)

*!* WAIT WINDOW;
*!* lcVFldName + [ -- ] + lcTFldName + CHR(13)+;
*!* lcFldProp + [ == ] +lxPropVal
ENDIF

RETURN .T.
* eof(SetFldProp) ..........................................................


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>Hey Myron,
>
>Yeah, that'll work, BUT I'd still like to see them populate automatically. BTW, would you mind listing that code for all the world to see?
>
>Thanks....
>
>>You can also create a generic utility to automatically sequence thru all the fields in your view and update the view properties from the table properties. Works real well with single table
>>views. Basically use DBGetProp & DBSetProp.
>>
>>-myron kirby-
>>myronk@flash.net
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>>>That was added in VFP 5.0. Although I kinda wish that the properties for the fields would automatically be populated for the view, they're not. If I recall, if you've set up all your default values, input mask and so on for your fields, you've got to do it again in the view...yuck!