I guess one question I haven't asked yet is, is there another general purpose Open Dialog out there that I could call, that doesn't rely on the Windows common dialog? I know that sounds like the wrong direction, but I have no idea why I'm getting the funky one. And it only seems to show up when my application is using an SQL database vs. a Visual FoxPro database (I support both types in MarketWare). So its the exact same code calling the GETFILE() function, just a different type if database that's currently open, and all I'm doing is prompting the user for a form letter or report file, etc.

Bob

>>>What other applications do you suggest I check. I've tried Word/Excel and they seem to work fine, but they're not using the std. common dialog.
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>>Notepad?
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>Sorry again, but i've been overwhelmed recently. Anyway, I can run my SQL/Foxpro app and get the funky common dialog via getfile(), but when I open Notepad (while my app is running) I get a normal common dialog.
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>Bob