>Hi!
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>llIsIdentifier = IsAlpha(cName) and chrtran(upper(cName), "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ_", "") == ""
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Actually, the lead character can be an underscore (_) as well, and unless the name is a long name in a DBC, it can't exceed 10 characters.

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>>Is there a function in Foxpro to tell me if a name is a valid field name or do I have to write this myself?
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>>It seems like i've seen it somewhere but I can't seem to find it.