hi,
thank you for reply and help,


it try this code yesterday no errors,
but itry it now
i got error message Variable "gcDelimFile" is not found

USE main1&& form d:\llocp
gcDelimName = ALIAS( ) + '.xls'
**gcDelimFile = PUTFILE('excel_file:', gcDelimName, 'xls')&&if active this line return to same dir d:\llocp
gcPath      = [\\Jtchp58544\new smd\Training\Quality Test 01\]
gcDelimName =  gcPath + ALIAS() + [.XLS]
COPY fields num,Msisdn,date,flag TO (gcDelimFile) XL5
SET DEFAULT TO (gcPath)
brow

i try anothr thing i got 3 error messages

SET DEFAULT TO d:\llocp
USE main1
gcDelimName = ALIAS() + [.XLS]
gcDelimName = ["\\Jtchp58544\new smd\Training\Quality Test 01\"] + FORCEEXT(JUSTSTEM(gcDelimName),[XLS])
COPY fields num,Msisdn,date,flag TO TO (gcDelimFile) xl5 &&&Variable "gcDelimFile" is not found
COPY fields num,Msisdn,date,flag TO ["\\Jtchp58544\new smd\Training\Quality Test 01\"] + FORCEEXT(JUSTSTEM(gcDelimName),[XLS])&&&Invalid path or file name 
COPY fields num,Msisdn,date,flag TO (gcDelimName) xl5 &&&OLE error code 0x800300fc:unknown com status code
SET DEFAULT TO ["\\Jtchp58544\new smd\Quality Test 01\"]
brow
SET DEFAULT TO d:\llocp

thanks
>>hi,
>>sorry to repeat it again.
>>why i cant see it at the path,
>>

>>USE main1
>>gcDelimName = ALIAS() + [.XLS]
>>gcDelimName = ["\\Jtchp58544\new smd\Training\Quality Test 01\"] + FORCEEXT(JUSTSTEM(gcDelimName),[XLS])
>>COPY fields num,Msisdn,date,flag TO (gcDelimFile) XL5
>>SET DEFAULT TO ["\\Jtchp58544\new smd\Quality Test 01\"]
>>brow
>>
>>

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>Such an open ended question as thread title............
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>
>At any rate..........
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>What happened to the "Training" piece of the path in gcDelimName when you did you SET DEFAULT???