>Actually File() is reliable IF you specify a non-empty path. File('yourpath\yourfile.dbf') will give the correct result. But both File('\yourfile.dbf') and File('yourfile.dbf') will give the WRONG result if yourfile.dbf is NOT in the root, but in another directory in the path. I prefer to always use Afile(temp,'\yourfile.dbf')>0 since it is ALWAYS reliable.

And isn't that what I already did in first post:)
Cetin