>So Cetin if I understand correctly I write the code just as I see it because they are built in Foxpro functions ? To make this simpler ny table is called California, and all the files I want to append are stored in C:\data. Is it possible you could write it one time using my table and my directory so I can see it in your code and understand it better. I am just past being a beginner in Foxpro programming.
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>Thank you very much.
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>Phil

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OK Phil,
In command window type as is :

Modify command _AppendFiles

A code window will appear. There copy and paste :

lparameters tcPath
local lnFiles, ix
m.lnFiles = adir(aTextFiles, m.tcPath+'*.txt')
for m.ix =  1 to m.lnFiles
 wait window nowait 'Appending : '+m.tcPath+aTextFiles[m.ix,1] 
 append from (m.tcPath+aTextFiles[m.ix,1]) delimited with character :
endfor
wait clear

Now press Ctrl+W to save (or click 'X' and answer yes to save)

From command window type as is :

clear all
use ?

Fox would popup a dialog box for you to choose a table. Locate and choose 'California.dbf'. As you choose cursor would retun to command window. Now exactly type as is :

_AppendFiles('c:\data\')

That's all.
Cetin