I'm not sure what happened. Could it be that the file is corrupted or has fields of Memo or other unusual types?

I've just tried this command:
use carriers
COPY TO temp.txt TYPE DELIMITED

and it worked fine in my VFP9 SP1.

>Foxpro is set such that it fills in all abbreviations, so as I type the
>copy command, it look like this is Foxpro.
>
>copy to iball.txt type delimited && returns error
>copy to iball type XL5 && works as usual
>
>today these commands do not work && error messages
>copy to myFile type delimited && invalid path or file name
>COPY TO bb TYPE DELIMITED WITH blank && invalid path or file name
>COPY TO c:\d\tax\bb TYPE DELIMITED WITH , && unregonized command
>
>This still works
>copy to iball type XL5 && works as usual
>
>I have just ordered foxPro 9.0. I have the Avast On-access running, virus scan shows no viruses.
>Steve