They are char fields in a SQL Server table. But for short fields (20 or less) I prefer to use char instead of varchar. There has to be another way...

>Hello Dan,
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>>And...If I specify the Maximum Characters property in the textbox control, I cannot insert characters unless I delete spaces at the end.
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>sounds like you are using char fields in an VFP table? Or did you use the upsize wizard?
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>In this case you should convert all char fields into varchar.
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>I didn't do and had the same problem.
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>HTH,
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>Ralph