>Hi
> I have a variable which holds lets say this >
>[20010212],[aqu],1,1,,,[wse],,2 < the brackets are really double quotes. I have
>used fgets() to read in this to a var lets call vcStr and I have an array
>called aAr deminsion aAr[1435]. In clipper I could assign values to an array
>like this:
>

>aAr = { [20010212],[aqu],1,1,,,[wse],,2 }
>

>and I could build a string holding this
>

>vcStr = [{ [20010212],[aqu],1,1,,,[wse],,2 } ]
>

>and then do somrthing like this:
>

>aAr = &(vcStr)
>

>
>I cann't get this to work in vfp. I tried using ALines but the lines are
>to big. Each record has 1435 fields in it. This worked in clipper years ago.
>Use fgets() to read in 1 record, then attach a curly brocket to each end and then
>do the macro expansion ->
>

>aAr = &(vcStr)
>

>
>Can somebody help.
>Thanks

Would it not be possible to use strtran & alines (I'm not sure what you mean about the lines to big for alines).

instr = "[20010212],[aqu],1,1,,,[wse],,2"
tmpstr = strtran( instr, ',', ' '+chr(10) )
alines( aAr, tmpstr, .T. )

convert the commas to space/new line - if the space isn't included alines ignores the consecutive new lines (i think). Using the .T. parameter strips any leading & trailing spaces of data in the array.