>I am using 5.0., I did not see the type csv in the import command, that was the reason I post the question. will it work on the 5.0? I will give it a try anyway, thank you.
>sherry

I looked at VFP 5 help for APPEND FROM, and the CSV type was not listed. You can APPEND a CSV using the "," comma delimited phrase in your APPEND FROM command.