Shame on me! I've had this problem for weeks, looked at the config.fpw section in VFP Help countless times, yet failed to notice I had put

temp = "temp\"

, instead of

tmpfiles = "temp\"

I'm not worthy!

BTW, Terry had the correct syntax, (well he had it first ;) )

Thanks to the three of you, and a special mention for Tracy's quoting of Rich Cook; I'll make it my motto!

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." -- Rich Cook