>Hi Mark,
>
>I presume you: "So as long as all values are the same width as the field, updates will succeed?"
>
Yes. Which defeats the purpose [by definition, anyway] of a varchar field. You would need to PADR all the VFP data with blanks before sending updates to Oracle.
By your reply, it looks like you have a good understanding of what is happening and what you need to do.
Mark McCasland
Midlothian, TX USA