>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I can determine the name of the currently selected index tag (using tag()). And I need to determine the type of field this index tag is built on. For example,
>>>Index tag name can be "COST_CENT" but the type of field could be a character or a numeric. Is there a way to determine?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>
>>In this case you can use Sys(14). https://www.vfphelp.com/vfp9/_5wn12psmx.htm
>>
>>Do you ever read Help, and the See Also part? :-)
>
>Thank you.

You're welcome. Please note that I didn't mean to offend you, it's just that very often the See Also part in Help is really helpful. Personally, whenever I look up something in Help, I very often read the See Also topics at the same time. Frequently I find a better solution that way.