If VFP8: add READWRITE
Else:

sele * from (table name) into cursor (cursor name)
use dbf(cursor name) again in 0 alias newcursor
use
select newcursor

>the sql statement
>
>sele * from (table name) into cursor (cursor name)
>
>creates a table which is readonly
>i need to add some records after creating the cursor
>how do i go about doing that