>> There may be a trick or two... run the executable from the VFP IDE,
>> and with a debugger on. Set a breakpoint on alias() (or
>> alias()="YOURALIAS" if you know it) in the watch window. When it
>> stops, try looking for your table in the View window (aka Data
>> Environment window). Once you see it, it's a simple matter of
>> "copy to yournewtable with cdx" in the command window
>
>This table is run from an executable. I cannot run the exe in IDE.

This is a first. Can't you just

cd {directory where the exe is}
do the.exe

in command window? Worked for me ever since vfp5.0. Open debugger and set breakpoints in advance.