Oops, should read;

select field1, field2, field3+field4 as newfieldname ;
from table1 into cursor tmpcursor

select table2
append from dbf('tmpcursor')

>Tom,
>
>The easiest way is to write a SELECT with whatever calculations and transformations that you need. Make sure to specify the destination field names if they will be different.
>
>

>select field1, field2, field3+field4 as newfieldname ;
>from table1 into cursor tmpcursor
>
>select table2
>append from dbf('querycursor')
>

>
>- Keith
>
>>This is so simple i am missing something.
>>I have a table A it has say 20 fields.
>>I want to append all the records to another table B just not all the fields,
>>and one field i need to make from two on the original table. A.zip + A.zip_4 to B.zip.
>>Table B is a less field version of Table A, with the exception of the zip fields above.
>>
>>I have tried scan .. endscan do.. enddo
>>with a scatter memvar
>>then use B
>>append blank
>>then gather fields M.field1, M.field2, etc..
>>skip
>>
>>This is not working.
>>Is there a simpler way to do this?
>>
>>Thank you.