Creating Visual FoxPro Names

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Data containers and some parameters to commands and functions require a name. When you create a name in Visual FoxPro, apply the following rules:

• Use only letters, underscores, and numbers.
  
  
• Begin the name with a letter or underscore.
  
  
• Use 1 to 128 characters, except for field names in free tables and index tags — those can be 10 characters at most.
  
  
• Avoid words reserved by Visual FoxPro.

File names follow your operating system's conventions.