Hi Jerry,

You can have look at XDIR tool here in downloads.
There is xcopy() function there implemented in pure fox,
which can be used to backup your data anywhere you specify. (Except tape)



>how to assign the root directory? eg: C: or D:
>
>I want to provide the backup to another folder, if I do it '\backup\', it will copy under my app folder (d:\myapp\backup\)
>
>thanks for the help
>
>regards,
>
>Jerry