Subject Re: csv file From Mervyn Bick <invalid@invalid.invalid> Date Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:46:18 +0200 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2024/01/16 18:03, Ed Furche wrote: >>> tried this... > > select 1 > use c:\trakker\traktemp > select 2 > use trakaddr > copy to g:\visplus\trakaddr.csv delimited > select 2 > use trakaddr > browse > didnt work  got this..."file does not exist trakaddr.dbf" > > A .csv (Comma Separated Values) file is not a table.  It is a text file with commas between the values.  Character fields need to be delimited (surrounded) with, usually, double quotes but this is only really necessary of the field contains commas. COPY TO ... DELIMITED doesn't create a table, it creates a .csv text file. To have a look at what's in the .csv file use the sourcecode editor. MODI COMM g:\visplus\trakaddr.csv Mervyn.