No.
I use local views exclusively for updating records, but I don't think that's a factor in what you encountered. If you lock a record, and then update it, the new values won't be seen until you unlock the record. But there's nothing magic about opening a table numerous times. Updates should still get to the server as before.


>Charlie
>I also use this method to speed up form loading.
>Essentially when the number of VFP file users exceed x number on a network, the opening of tables takes a long time. (I've instances of a form taking 30 seconds to load due to 80% of the time taken to open tables).
>I've since solved the problem by opening a form with default data session in the main program and leaving the form opened until closing of the app.
>One BIG caveat of this method is that whenever a form with a private datasession is opened, the data from other network users are NEVER refreshed until you've done an append or delete.
>Did u encounter this problem?
>Yau