There is a deleted flag added to each record. Check the built in VFP help on DELETED()
>Hello
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>WHY (using vfp6) the total record length is teh actual length +1.
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>If we have 2 column each 10 characters long the total count will be 21. Where's this extra one come from??
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>Thanks
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