>>>>>>>Whats the best way of converting SQL to a vfp table
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>>>>>>Only one table or a complete database? And which SQL version are you talking about?
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>>>>>I don't know what SQL version it is - I just need it as 1 table - I think - sorry Tore I am too vague on this one I will have to rethink
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>>>>Get a handle, then
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>>>>sqlexec(handle, "select * from mytable", "crsMyTable")
>>>>copy to mydbf
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>>>>Preferrably with a dbc, so you don't lose long field names.
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>>>Sorry I dont understand - my sql file is uk-postcode.sql
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>>>How do I convert it to mypostcode.dbf?
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>>>Thanks for your help
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>>And what's the back end? I ask, since no SQL server that I know of uses sql as a file extension.
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>it what i have been given - please excuse me i will go back to my source

Fine. If you are unfamiliar with SQL server (any version), at least yo should know that it's typically a "black box". So you must either connect to it using SQLConnect(), or use its tools to export the tables.