Tell me whu this VFP code does not work:

select (this.Field_List);
from (this.table_name);
order by (this.Order_By);
into array (this.gaData)


So therefore I had to go this route to get it to work:

cField_List=this.field_list
cOrder_By=this.order_by

select &cField_List;
from (this.table_name);
order by &cOrder_By;
into array this.gaData


SQL doesn't seem to like (this.whatever)?