>Hi Len
> Each record has 1435 fields in it. A dbf can only have 255 fields as I am sure you kanow.
>I would have to grab the file and rewrite it out into 6 different
>files to be able todo that. I really am trying to avoid that way of doing
>it. But I am going to try your strtran() right now. Hope it works.

Sorry, yes I forgot about that limit - the APPEND FROM idea occured to me as I was replying & I suggested it without thought to you data.

I tested strtran with 1792 fields, containing ,,. With chtran I got around 1200 fields, with strtran I got all 1792 into the array.