If FILE("out.dbc") DELETE data out endif CREATE TABLE m2line (field_name c(128), field_type c(1), field_len n(3), field_dec n(3)) APPEND FROM m1line ** the mline table has one field, named field_name **** with all of the long names for outlook address book fields REPLACE ALL field_type WITH "C" REPLACE ALL field_len WITH 128 REPLACE ALL field_dec WITH 1 ** now this table should be ready to do a create gg from m2line CREATE DATABASE out ADD TABLE m2line **I am adding table to a database so that I can use long field names? SELECT * FROM m2line INTO ARRAY(laFields) CREATE TABLE gg FROM ARRAY laFieldsBut, I get this error message "fixed width or number