>>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?
>>
>>

>>For RecordCount = 1 To TheEndOfTheFile
>>Goto RecordCount
>>NumericValue = Datafile.n1
>>nFOO(RecordCount) = NumericValue &&  <<<<
>>Next RecordCount
>>

>
>Would
>SCAN
>
>ENDSCAN
>
>work for you?
>
>What exactly is the problem?

No problem - I just was thinking of soemthng else at the time and well, just thought I'd ask.
Carry on having fun.