>Thanks for your preliminary solution. The problem is how to incorporate your solution in the project file. EXE file is built from project file. The file location in the project is fixed. I would be grateful if you could elaborate more.

Can you edit the project file? I call files without the directory prefix such as this

USE MYTABLE IN 0 SHARED

instead of

USE E:\MYDIR\MYSUBDIR\MYTABLE.DBF IN 0 SHARED

I use the set path command to point to the path.

I forgot are you using FPW or VFP?

Are you installing the exe yourself or distributing it for others to install? I use a screen that allows the user to set the data path then I read it on boot up and us that to set the path.

Please give me more detail...