>> First , regarding the original q. - read about using updatable views
>> you will have the advantage of using a cursor with the added advantage that you changes can be updated in the parent tables automatically
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>> as for the subclassing a grid column you can do it easly - the setback here is that it has to be done in code and not visually
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>You call that a setback?
yes,because as with other VFP "code" classed I work around
this by working on the class visually and extracting the data
from the vcx

>Chanah Tova.
thnx

Arnon