>"Out of range" definition - Out of range for the field type, not the particular implementation. So although the field is limited to N(5,0), numerics aren't. Different set of rules.
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This is your definition, not my,
Of course with VFP you have the knife from the part of the handle.

>As to the "no errors", they're all related....INSERT INTO, UPDATE, et al. They all should be throwing an error and I'm glad you discovered that. I entered the bug into our system today and dutifully credited you. <g>
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I'm not sure that this is Foxpro 2.X backward compatible.