>>>When I issue the following commands from the command line, I get the desired result.
>>>
>>>cElement="Checks"
>>>CREATE TABLE TempFile (&cElement C(35), Group L)
>>>
>>>VFP creates a table called tempfile with the two fields in it.
>>>
>>>When this set of commands is issued from within a program file, I get the error "Feature is not supported for non-.DBC tables. (1580)" Why can I issue this command from the command line, and create a FREE table, but within a program the same set of commands won't work?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance....
>>>
>>>John Dennis
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I tried your code from the PRG file in VFP 6 and it worked fine. No DBC was open at the moment.

Nick