you can use ODBC (e.g. using ADO) to access the VFP tables and read all the info you need from them Arnon > >>>>Hi, I want to convert a VFP5.0 database to Access 95 or 97, but all the >fields names get cut. Can any one tell about an utility. >>> >>>Pardon the borderling snotty/stupid question, but WHY on earth do you >want to do that? >> >> >>To answer your snotty/stupid question, the software that reads the >information was first built in Access then converted in Foxpro, now i have >to convert it back to Access. > >have you checked the access doc to see if access can read vfp5 databases? >if it can, your field names problem should be solved... > >