The workaround is to use the AS clause
select mytable.desc as mydesc, mytable.otherfield

DESC is a reserved word.

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>All,
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> I have an application that will be accessing a remote database. One of the fields has the name "desc". When I create a remote view in VFP 7 and browse the data I recieve the following error message: Connectivity error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server] Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'desc'. What work arounds are there for this bug?