Hi Jess:

Well, after getting your message, I double checked the VFP-5.0 help & looks like I screwed up the create table item #3 -- VFP-5.0 did not show a TYPE FOX2X clause. Too much caffeine after a long nite and previous day...

The other stuff is good, tho' -- and I was really surprised about PACK...

Thanx again for your feedback -- I will make sure Nashit Parikh gets this one...

Rob