>Hi Fabio.
>
>>This is not true.
>>Varchar field save the string + lenght. No trim is done.
>>It is a different field.
>
>I agree that it's stored differently in the DBF structure, but strictly from a data type point-of-view, it isn't different than character.
>
>Doug

Sorry, but i cannot agree with this.
For same structure is necessary ( not sufficient ) same RECSIZE().

Try this, RECSIZE() is different:

CLEAR
SET NULL OFF

CREATE CURSOR TEST (F1 C )
? RECSIZE()
CREATE CURSOR TEST (F1 V )
? RECSIZE()

Fabio