>>>Here is what I see in afields for this field, what do you think?
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>>Well, I checked the help - yours must be missing - and the field ( see lafields[1, 6] ) does codepage translation, it should be true
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>In other words, can I change it to .T. after I already got the data from SQL Server?
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Nah - I was wrong, it IS binary since the field type in your afields is Q.
And, I do not think it matters, since you are not using a vfp textbox control
Would have tested it this afternoon - but I do not see the ms forms text control in the installed ActiveX - do not know why
Gregory