Also make sure that you don't try to add a new field with the same name as an old field.? i'm sure,

is alter code is correct and table name....
i get error message syntax error only when i make alter at
ALTER TABLE (tt) RENAME COLUMN (m.OldName) TO (m.NewName)&& syntax error

>Also make sure that you don't try to add a new field with the same name as an old field.
>
>>Make sure that m.NewName is a legal field name, it must start with a character? i have fields as f51,one1,fifi5 another fields is chracters lesthan 10.
>>can not include spaces? sure
>>i have no problem with excel sheet fields, if i remove ... alter... it works
>>
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN TXPNO C(19)
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN YEARe C(6)
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN INFTYPE C(2)
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN INFDATE C(12)
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN OFFCODE C(6)
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN ENTRYID C(15)
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN ENTDATE C(12)
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN CONFFLAG C(3)
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN CONFID C(12)
>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN CONFDATE C(12)
>>
>>
>>>Make sure that m.NewName is a legal field name, it must start with a character, and can not include spaces. And note that in your code, in the For-Next loop, you don't Add fields, you Rename them!
>>>
>>>>thank you fro reply,
>>>>Is m.NewName more than 10 characters?no
>>>>
>>>>i try without ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN TXPNO C(19) && it works
>>>>
>>>>but still i need to add this fields via internal vfp code
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Is m.NewName more than 10 characters?
>>>>>
>>>>>>hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>i try this code before it works, i try it again i get error message syntax error
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

>>>>>>thisform.text11.Value=GETFILE('xls')
>>>>>>
>>>>>>IMPORT FROM (thisform.text11.value) TYPE xls
>>>>>>
>>>>>>use JUSTSTEM(thisform.text11.value)
>>>>>>tt=JUSTSTEM(thisform.text11.value)
>>>>>>USE (tt) excl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN TXPNO C(19)
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN YEARe C(6)
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN INFTYPE C(2)
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN INFDATE C(12)
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN OFFCODE C(6)
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN ENTRYID C(15)
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN ENTDATE C(12)
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN CONFFLAG C(3)
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN CONFID C(12)
>>>>>>ALTER TABLE (TT) ADD COLUMN CONFDATE C(12)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>replace TXPNO WITH THISFORM.TEXT1.Value
>>>>>>replace YEARe WITH THISFORM.TEXT2.Value
>>>>>>replace INFTYPE WITH THISFORM.TEXT3.Value
>>>>>>replace INFDATE WITH THISFORM.TEXT4.Value
>>>>>>replace OFFCODE WITH THISFORM.TEXT5.Value
>>>>>>replace ENTRYID WITH THISFORM.TEXT6.Value
>>>>>>replace ENTDATE WITH THISFORM.TEXT7.Value
>>>>>>replace CONFFLAG WITH THISFORM.TEXT8.Value
>>>>>>replace CONFID WITH THISFORM.TEXT9.Value
>>>>>>replace CONFDATE WITH THISFORM.TEXT10.Value
>>>>>>
>>>>>>USE (tt) excl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>FOR gnCount = 1 TO FCOUNT( )
>>>>>>   m.OldName =  FIELD(gnCount)
>>>>>>   m.NewName = ALLTRIM(EVALUATE(FIELD(gnCount)))
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   *******************************************************
>>>>>>   ALTER TABLE (tt) RENAME COLUMN (m.OldName) TO (m.NewName)&& syntax error
>>>>>>next
>>>>>>

>>>>>>
>>>>>>thank you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>thanks