Philip
The FoxPro Dos command that creates the .MEM file is the SAVE TO command ( check HELP SAVE TO to see the complete syntax ).
To restore the stuff in the file, you do RESTORE FROM.

HTH
Jaime

>Hi,
>I need to add a blank line to a pop up in a legacy application written in Fox for dos. The options for the pop up come from an external array stored in a .mem file.
>
>If I open the file with notepad and add an extra element to the array I get error messages when I run the application.
>
>I can't find any code in the application that writes to the file.
>
>Can someone tell me how to alter an external array in Fox for dos please.