Getfile() does
not change SET PATH.
>GETFILE() does change the "SET PATH" if a result is returned so you need to reset your path name after retrieving a result. Something like:
>
>lcPath = SET( "PATH" )
>lcFileName = GETFILE( lcFileName, "imp", "Import File" )
>SET PATH TO lcPath
>
>While looking this up I found a bug fix comment in the same program relating to the use of LOCFILE() vs. GETFILE() which I found interesting. I'll just copy the comment here:
>
>* 1. Replace LOCFILE() function with GETFILE(). Primary difference is when
>* the user presses "cancel" on GETFILE() an empty string is returned. . .
>* OTOH, when pressing "cancel" with LOCFILE() VFP displays an error with
>* which one of the options cancels VFP entirely -- not too cool.
>
>Scott
Groet,
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