>> Also I don't think it's a good idea to have TEMP directory on the network drive.
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>I don't have TEMP directory on the network Naomi. It's PACK command that create a TMP file in my current directory (where EXE is running).
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>From VFP help:
>"When you use PACK, Microsoft Visual FoxPro copies all records not marked for deletion to a temporary table. After PACK is finished executing, Visual FoxPro deletes the original table from disk and renames the temporary table with the original table name."

You can specify in Config file that all temporary files will go to local drive. It's also a good practice to have executables on local workstations. This way you won't worry about network drive permissions.