>2. Create cursor ... from array
> * VFP 8 expects 18 columns for the "create cursor [cursorname] from array [arrayname]" statement while VFP 6.0 array had only 16
> * this coding in vfp 6.0 causes the message "syntax error" when executed in vfp 8.0
>
>Any workaround?

Do you mean that you create the cursor manually, and then do the CREATE CURSOR, which gives you an error? If so, what happens if you just add the other two columns it's expecting?