>>> You can try SELECT...INTO CURSOR crsrTable NOFILTER, and
>>>VFP will be quite happy. (At least, 5 will -- I'm not sure about 3.)
>>the NOFILTER clause is new to 5.0 in 3.0 or 2.x you have to do
>>something like add or rename a field or something similar

Right -- SELECT *, .T. as lTemp FROM....

>BTW I cannot find NOFILTER clause in VFP5.0 manual!?

It's one of those hidden ones: it isn't a clause in its own right, it's a modification to the INTO CURSOR clause.