>Tracy
>I finally had time to go through search routines sent from several responders and found that the third example you sent best suits my needs. I find the routine does generate an error however in the following code:
>

>   loFiler.find(0) && Perform search
>   if m.halt or lastkey()=27 && Escape was pressed
>      exit
>   endif
>

>The error occurs on the EXIT command. It is not valid unless contained within a of repetition structure. Perhaps I am not seeing something in the code I should. My fix is below:
>

>   if m.halt or lastkey()= 27 && Escape was pressed
>      stopSrch = .T.   && added 6/3/06, next 2
>      ***exit  && fails, not in loop
>   endif
>

>I then have code to check the value of stopSrch and respond accordingly
>
>Once again, thanks

Hi Vince,

AFAIK this was my version of the code. If I recall correctly, I used a loop through drives. But you're right, if I pass drive letter, I probably should not use Exit command.