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Q314655: FIX: "Cannot update the cursor" Error Indexing a View

Article: Q314655
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fix kbvfp700 _IK283
Last Modified: 11-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to create an index on a view that is part of a database, and the
database is read-only or has been opened with the NOUPDATE clause, you may
receive the following error message:

  Cannot update the cursor.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual FoxPro for
Windows 7.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q316964 How to Obtain the Latest Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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To reproduce the problem, run the following code from a program (.prg) file:

  * This code demonstrates the problem using the NOUPDATE clause.
  * The problem will also occur if the database is read-only.
  #define DBCNAME   'testdb'
  #define TABNAME   'testtab1'

  CLEAR 	
  CLOSE DATABASES ALL
  DELETE FILE DBCNAME + '.dbc'
  DELETE FILE DBCNAME + '.dc?'

  DELETE FILE TABNAME+'.dbf'
  DELETE FILE TABNAME+'.cdx'

  CREATE TABLE TABNAME (F1 C(10), F2 C(10) ) 
  INSERT INTO TABNAME VALUES ('xxx','yyy')

  CLOSE TABLES 

  CREATE DATABASE DBCNAME
  CREATE SQL VIEW v1 AS Select * From TABNAME
  CLOSE DATABASES ALL 

  OPEN DATABASE DBCNAME NOUPDATE

  USE testdb!v1
  INDEX ON f1 TAG f1
  RETURN 

Additional query words: kbVFP700sp1fix

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700fix kbvfp700 _IK283 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP700
Version           : :7.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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