>>'gotcha' is that if you ever do a 'modify structure' in VFP on the FPW tables >they will be saved as VFP tables. Second biggest (IMO) is that you can't use
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>Not true, Barbara. VFP will only change it if you use a VFP specific field type like INTEGER or DATETIME or CURRENCY. As long as you only use field type like FPW supports, no problem.

Are you sure about that? I opened a FPW table in VFP to add 5 char to a 10 char field recently and FPW would no longer read it. Had to go get my backup copy.