Here is what I see in afields for this field, what do you think? The field is varbinary in VFP (type Q).

Thanks again.

>>>Why would you convert it back ?
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>>>If you assign it the data from the table, and it displays well, then the format is ok - I'd say
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>>I can select CONVERT(varbinary(max), MyNvarcharField) in VFP and I can then assign it to the textbox.text - this part works.
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>>However, trying
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>>replace myField with ActiveX.Text
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>>update myTable set myNvarcharField = convert(nvarchar(100), ?myVFPCursor.MyField)
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>>does not work.
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>>I don't know what to try. Wondering, if someone can try the same experiment I'm trying - it should be very simple to set it up. Create a SQL Server table with the nvarchar(100) field. Insert in SSMS any unicode data into this field.
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>>Thanks a lot in advance if someone can help me out.
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>I hope your vfp cursor field is binary, ie NOCPTRANS