I am having a problem with VFP 3.0 and Tables in a .DBC When I Run the app from within VFP It runs perfectly and the tables are opened as reqd/write When I build an .EXE and run it the same files are opend as read-only and a "cannot update cursor" error pops up during tableupdates(). I have worked on this for three days and have spent $150 on books and to the best of my knowledge the objects are all programmed properly. Grateful for any suggestions... Jim Oswald Programmer Innova Communications, LLC