>Hi Fred,
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>>Doesn't VFP have an 8K statement length limit? It may also depend on what version of VFP you are using for the statement length...
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>Yes, but when you split each assignment over several command lines (not physical lines separated by ;), you can build up strings up to 2 GB, that's what I meant.
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>Christof

I know that you know that, but I think it needs to be clarified:

String length = 2GB
Statement length = 8K