>What I'm wanting to do is, use the append from command base on the *.txt file the user has selected. I have been trying this from the command window by doing x = getfile("TEXT:TXT") opens up the dialog box and I'm selecting the file. I'm saying append from x delimited, x returns the full path for the file with the file name, error message tells me x does not exist.
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>I need to append records from a text file, Thanks for your help.

Use name expression. Otherwise x is treated as a file name not a variable.

APPEND FROM (x) ...