Hi John.

>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)"

Are you sure cElement is "Checks"? I tested this and it works OK, but if you use "Check" instead, it doesn't. The reason: CHECK is a keyword that defines field and table rules, and they aren't allowed for free tables (hence the error message).

Doug