Elyse, I think your form file may be corrupted as there is nothing wrong with the line of code itself. I suggest you check the form SCX/SCT file itself first.
You could also try Michaels suggestion which he posted at
Re: APPEND FROM syntax error Thread #
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751430 but I dont think this will help since the code is ok.
< SNIP >
>APPEND FROM (lcFile) TYPE DELIMITED WITH TAB
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