>Thanks for sharing this.
>
>It ALMOST works... I've found 2 problems with my testing:
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>1. String length of Character data can only be 254 max, so I added this code:
>

>CASE m.lcType == "C"
>	lnLen = Min(LEN(m.lvValue), 254)
>	lcFields = m.lcFields + "(" + LTRIM(STR(lnLen)) + ")"
>

>I suppose the real solution would be to use a Memo type in this case so that no data would be lost off the end of the string.
>
>
>2. it does not handle decimals properly, if the decimal values equate to 0.
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>For instance, a value of 1.00 is resulting in a field of N(1), whereas it should be N(4,2). This is causing an error: "Field width or number of decimal place is invalid)"
>


You are welcome
:)

This is a very simple and basic function, so you must extend it for production use.