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>Please suggest what I should to:
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>1. Does upgrading to VFP9 or downgrading to VFP 7 fix it ?
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>2. Will adding the commands
>
>LOCAL DOKSUMMA
>DOKSUMMA = .F.
>
>before SELECT as Aleksey suggested fix this ?

It will fix a probelm if it's related to the Name Table

>LOCAL command already initializes DOKSUMMA so is the second line required ?

The second line is redundant.

>
>3. James R. Nelson wrote in message 978848 that closing the cursor
>before re-creating it and adding READWRITE clause helps at this moment.

I'm not sure it'll help but it certanly wouldn't hurt.

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