Hi, Strk, strk at refractions.net wrote: > [LOADING] > DBF_SIZE SQL_TYPE LONGEST_TEXT_REP > 0-5 int2 -99999 you meant -9999 here, right? Btw, are the DBF files guaranteed to reserve one character for the sign? If not, we might even need to constrain int2 to DBF_SIZE 0-4, as 99999 will get us into trouble. My head begins to rotate, Markus