>>About thirty years ago I was doing something such as this with DOS Basic.
>>Can it be done in VFP or is a vfp array recommended?
>>Or am I just old and I forgot?
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>>For RecordCount = 1 To TheEndOfTheFile
>>Goto RecordCount
>>NumericValue = Datafile.n1
>>nFOO(RecordCount) = NumericValue &&  <<<<
>>Next RecordCount
>>

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>Yes, it's legal now. You have to be 13 or older and a citizen. Void where prohibited.
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>But it's as efficient as mowing with nail clippers and raking with a toothbrush.
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select n1 from datafile into array nFoo

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>would fit the bill nicely.
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>update: and your code would also visit any deleted records and have them in the array, regardless of Set("Deleted"). GoTo ignores filters as well (but then so does SQL).

Thank you Professor