>>>Seems like this should be easy but I'm stuck ... I have a .csv file and need to know the number of lines in it -- any ideas on easy way to do that?
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>>>Thanks!
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>>You know, it's VFP. Other solution
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>>create cursor curTest (c1 c(1))
>>append from 'yourfile.csv' TYPE CSV
>>?reccount()
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>Yup lol --- that was a really stupid problem to have. I've been taking care of my dad and simply had not had enough sleep - brain was not working at all lol lol.

No problem. It just depends on what you like to do - and how you like to solve it. I manipulate a csv on text level as well, there I use ALINES too.
Anyway, take a brake, care work and coding the same time will burn your fast.