>>>>>SYS(2015) is not safe either, SUBSTR(SYS(2015)3) is safe AFAIK.
>>>>
>>>>Why?
>>>
>>>Because the help says so <g>
>>>
>>>SYS(3) may return a non-unique name when issued successionally on a fast computer. Use SUBSTR(SYS(2015), 3, 10) to create unique, legal eight character file name.
>>
>>Bhavbhuti,
>>the help says so
>>SYS(3) may return a non-unique name when issued successively on a fast computer.
>>
>>That's all.
>>Where you read in Help
>>Use SUBSTR(SYS(2015), 3, 10) to create unique, legal eight character file name?
>><snip>
>
>This is from help about SYS(3) in VFP8, so I guess they fixed something in VFP9 since this is no longer in the VFP9 help file.

Yes Tore,
I read VFP 9 Help, while the version up is 'VFP 9'.

Now i read VFP 8 Help. There is the rest of missing text in VFP 9 help.