>-FREE TABLE was APPENDed to a database table via SCATTER MEMO NAME oVar AND GATHER MEMO NAME oVar
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>I did suspect it had something to do with codepage translation in a Memo (not Memo Binary) field containing a CHR(0) value.

My system incurred either a power surge or a sudden shut down. Regardless I am trying to limit using memo fields.

Find David F. response to my original msg, it was extremely informative about how memo fields work, and sometimes don't.

Jeff-