Andrew,

You don't have to use a DBC to import into a table. All you have to do is setup a cursor/table that mirrors the structure of the file and use APPEND

create table TheImportedFile ( cFirstName c(20), cLastName c(25) ... )
append from TheSDFFile.txt type sdf

>i am writing an import feature to a vfp database application. it needs information from a system defined file to be imported to a foxpro set of tables.
>the application does not currently use the database container. any suggestions on pulling info to import form a sdf?