>I have to open a read the USPS ACS files to update our database.
>The files from the USPS have a total record length of 427 Characters.
>What would be the best way to open, read, and parse this data out with VFP?
>
>Thanks,
>Larry

You could use low level functions but I find it easier to create a table on the fly so the fields can easily be adjusted and IMPORT filename SDF. That's assuming each record is terminated with a carriage return.

 CREATE CURSOR C_ACS (ADDR1 C(20), ADDR2 C(20)...)
 IMPORT  FROM ACS.TXT SDF
BROW

Browsing should show you where you need to adjust the field sizes. If there are numeric fields always start with chr fields then change to numeric once you have the field sizes right.