Hi Peter,
I don't know, I still with VFP6 SP5 .
I use this wrapper for years now because of this particular
reason. If getfile() is fixed in later versions then voila!
All chilldren happy :)

Rgds++




>
>Huh? Getfile() does not change directory in my versions of vfp: 7 and 9.
>So, IMO, no wrapper is required.
>
>>Here is my wrapper function handling this isuue.
>>Next to saving current folder it also lets u start search starting from particular path.
>>
>>

>>function svgetfile
>>    lparameters cPath,cExt
>>    local  sv_path,aa
>>    sv_path=allt(sys(5)) + allt(sys(2003))
>>    if directory(cPath)
>>        set default to (cPath)
>>    endif
>>    aa=getfile(iif(empty(cExt),'',cExt))
>>    set default to (sv_path)
>>    return aa
>>

>>
>>
>>Rgds++
>>Sergio
>>
>>>When I issue a GETFILE() and the client navigates to a new folder, does that have any affect on my VFP application? Do I need to save something prior to the GETFILE() and then reset it?
>>>
>>>Brenda