Good answer!

Re-definition of TAB by way of #Define is exactly what occurred.

Thanks


>>However, the value of the variable is not relevant, as the error occurs when I try to save the method, so it's a compiler error, not a run time error.
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>Open the .err file of the program to see what happens
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>You may have a #define somewhere that changes the statement ( like #define TAB chr(0x09))
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>>>What is the exact value of lcTempFile?
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>>>>I am a little baffled about why I am getting a FoxPro error in this statement when in a method:
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Append From (lcTempFile) DELIMITED WITH TAB

>>>>This gives the error "Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword."
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>>>>However, if I paste that line into the command window, I can execute it without a problem. (lcTempFile is the name of a txt file.)
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>>>>What gives?