OOPS. thanks for the clarification Cetin.

>>

>>scan for puncharcactualdata.jobnum=punchheader.jobnum
>>    scatter MEMO NAME lotable
>>    insert INTO punchactualdata FROM NAME lotable
>>    delete
>>endscan
>>

>>
>>
>>>I am using the following to populate/copy data to another table.
>>>

select puncharcactualdata
>>>scan for puncharcactualdata.jobnum=punchheader.jobnum
>>>	scatter MEMO memvar
>>>	insert into punchactualdata from memvar
>>>	delete
>>>endscan

>>>
>>>However, the memo field is not getting populated, How can I force the memo field to get populated.
>
>Tracy,
>In VFP8 only. "Insert .. from memvar" works with memo too, probably his problem is fieldnames do not match (one is Longfield orher not?)
>Cetin