>>I know I have read in the FoxPro help files that you should not use UNC paths. This was a while ago. Does anyone know if this still applies to VFP 9?
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>>We now have to use them in one case where our small VFP 9 .EXE is run as a background service. Because it is starting as a service (which starts under a new user) there is no existing net work path mapping. We had to use UNC paths to the data on the network. It seems to run fine and very fast.
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>As an addition to what Dragan said, if you need to make a directory it doesn't work if it's just a single folder but works for multiple levels.
>Cetin

Cetin,
I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean that you have to give the entire UNC path with the MD command?