In the on-line help file, under "Visual FoxPro System Capacities", under the "Other Capacities" heading, it lists:

Maximum # of characters per command line: 8,192

As for question#2, under the "Program and Procedure Files" heading it lists:

Maximum # of nested structured programming commands: 384

This may be what you're referring to.
HTH!
Mark

>Can't put my finger on the reference (checked VFP online, VFP user's manual, Hacker's Guide, and UT).
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>Could someone tell me ...
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>1.- What is the maximum length a command line can have in VFP5.0 ?
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>2.- What is the maximum length a VFP5.0 function (i.e.: IIF() )can have?
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>TIA
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>Pierre Richard