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>>I just tried

>>?ADir(dummy,'mypath\*.*')

>>with a directory with more than 54000 files. Worked fine.
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>PMFJI, and it is none of my business but I am wondering, what kind of 54000(!!) files do you have in this folder? <g>.

It's a collection of pictures from one of my suppliers. In our own system, we have these pictures divided into 100 subdirectories, for faster access. But for reference, I also keep the original files in their own subdirectory.