As always in VFP - a few ways <g>
If the table is part of a database (DBC), you can check if it exists without having the table open with
llFieldExists = INDBC("table.field", "Field")This one works for any type of table (free or in a database), but it must be USEd
llFieldExists = FSIZE("field", "table")>0HTH
Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.