> The other thing to remember (and why Open is redundant in an
> ib_cursor) is that, because there is no client-side buffer, Open
> positions the cursor at BOF, not on the first row. Until you call
> First, you are effectively "nowhere". First causes the ib_cursor
> to fetch the first eligible record, Next the next and so on.

There is an AutoFetchFirst property on TIB_Cursor (part of the base
TIB_Dataset class). It defaults to True. So unless this feature
is not working it the cursor should (by default) proceed to the
first record when it is opened. Perhaps it is possible that this
feature is not working properly with an Open after a Close without
and unprepare.

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Geoff Worboys
Telesis Computing