Scott, I didn't see any problems (I don't have a VFP6 to test with it, but with VFP8 it works)

STRTOFILE([SS]+CHR(9)+[Lori N]+CHR(9)+["12 13th Pl, #236"]+CHR(9)+[Redmond WA]+CHR(9)+[98052]+CHR(9)+[SoSi],"d:\test.txt")
CREATE CURSOR cTest (Fld1 C(50),Fld2 C(50),Fld3 C(50),Fld4 C(50),Fld5 C(50),Fld6 C(50),Fld7 C(50),Fld8 C(50),Fld9 C(50))
APPEND FROM d:\test.txt TYPE DELIMITED WITH " WITH CHARACTER TAB
BROWSE NORMAL

>I am trying to append data from a tab delimited file where some of the fields are empty and there happens to be some commas in a few of the fields. I can use the import wizard and it works fine. It appears that the append function is having a problem with consecutive tabs follows by a string in double quotes that has a comma in the string. The result is the field is moved to the left one field and everything of off after that. I have included a sample line of data with the problem. I am appending into a nine field table with all character fields. I have also included the line of code that I am using and an small display of what should happen and what is happening.
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>SS Lori N "12 13th Pl, #236" Redmond WA 98052 SoSi
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>APPEND FROM (textFileName) TYPE DELIMITED WITH " WITH CHARACTER TAB
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>field should actual
>1 SS SS
>2
>3 Lori N Lori N
>4 12 13th Pl, #236
>5 12 13th Pl, #236 Redmond
>6 Redmond WA
>7 WA 98052
>8 98052 SoSi
>9 SoSi
>
>Please and thank you,
>
>Scott Sherman