Thanks this workded.

>>The COPY FILE command does not seem to work if the destination folder deos not exist. For example if I use the command
>>
>> COPY FILE 'C:\X\Y\A.*' TO 'A:\X\Y\A.*'
>>
>>if either the folder "X" or the sub-folder "Y" do not exist. What is the best way of check that the destination folders exist and to create them if the do not?
>>
>>TIA
>
>

>if ADir(temp,JustPath('C:\X\Y\A.*'),"D")=0
>  messagebox('Master directory does not exist')
>else
>  if ADir(temp,JustPath('A:\X\Y\A.*'),"D")=0
>    md (JustPath('A:\X\Y\A.*'))
>    COPY FILE 'C:\X\Y\A.*' TO 'A:\X\Y\A.*'
>  endif
>endif

>or more generic:

>lcMasterfile='C:\X\Y\A.*'
>lcTargetfile='A:\X\Y\A.*'
>if ADir(temp,JustPath(lcMasterfile),"D")=0
>  messagebox('Master directory does not exist')
>else
>  if ADir(temp,JustPath(lcTargetfile'),"D")=0
>    md (JustPath(lcTargetfile))
>    COPY FILE (lcMasterfile) TO (lcTargetfile)
>  endif
>endif