>>This code worked fine on all systems but now suddenly only works on mine and the users now get "File does not exist" Could this be a security issue given the file DOES in fact exist?
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>>name='MARTIN' (user dependant)
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>The code is a bit strange. Should it be
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>use p:\Info2
>lcFileName = "c:\csu_zeta\" + name
>copy structure to (m.lcFileName)
>use (m.lcFileName) exclusive
>zn = "p:\_" + name + ".txt" && e.g. file p:\_Martin.txt should exist
>append from (zn) delimited

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>e.g. the less you use & the more readable code will become?

Naomi, I applied your code and it worked fine. On my machine only :-(
append from (zn) delimited <<=== offending code "File does not exist"
the file p:_martin.txt does get created (like it always did)