>Hello All,
>I am receiveing files that do not have the dbf extension. Is there a way to check to see if a file is a foxpro table or just a txt file?
>

Sandy,

One way is to try to use the file and trap for an error:

local lcOldError, llUseError
lcOldError = on("error")
llUseError = .f.
on error llUseError = .t.
use "myFile.txt" in 0
on error &lcOldError
if llUseError
    * unable to open file, not a table
else
    * file is a valid table
endif

HTH,