>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

For that matter, GROUP is a reserved, also. Since it is a clause in a SQL, I would avoid it as a field name.