>I am exporting data to a csv file using STRTOFILE. I set safety on before i issue the command and it prompts me to overwrite if the file already exists.
>
>How do i trap the reply (ie. 'yes' to overwrite, or 'no' not to)?
>
>SET SAFETY ON
>STRTOFILE("Detail Report" + CHR(13), ALLTRIM(txtSaveAs), .F.)

SET SAFETY OFF
LOCAL bOverwrite, lcFileName, lnH
m.bOverwrite = .t.
m.lcFileName = ALLTRIM(txtSaveAs)
IF NOT EMPTY(SYS(2000, m.lcFileName))
   m.bOverwrite = (MessageBox([Overwrite?],4+32+256) == 6)
   IF m.bOverwrite
      m.lnH = FOPEN(m.lcFileName,12)
      IF m.lnH < 0
         MessageBox([Someone kepp this file opened])
         m.bOverwrite = .f.
      ELSE
         FCLOSE(m.lnH)
      ENDIF
   ENDIF
ENDIF
IF m.bOverwrite
   STRTOFILE("Detail Report" + CHR(13), m.lcFileName, .F.)
ENDIF