>I need to update free tables from fox pro 2.x to visual fox pro 6.0 tables,
>does anybody know about an end - user tool that automatically updates
>table structures along with data even if the new structure differs from the old in some field names and data type.

Doing this doesn't require any special tools. Just USE the 2.x tables in 6.0. They won't actually be converted to 6.0 format unless you modify the structure, but you can use 2.x free tables just as easily in 6.0 as if they were 6.0 format.