Yes, you are right. These files do have a header, but not in the sense that we think of a xBase header file. I have been able to order the lines into columns that are vertically aligned, and I assign an artificial column name when writing out to a vfp table.

However, the Basic language must have a certain ASC code that signifies (flags) the data type. That is where my attempts fall apart. Every column is an ASC string. When the string is cryptic ASC characters, I don't know what was intended or even the value. I am looking for something that correctly recognizes the ASC flag that Basic uses to signal Integer and whatever else data typing it allows.