Agnes,
Why would you redirect, and if so where to. And how would windows find its contents.

>Neil,
>
>GETENV("USERPROFILE") + "\DESKTOP\"
>
>is only the "normal" location. One can redirect.
>
>Agnes
>>Hi,
>>A better way:
>>

>>lcFile="YourFile.doc"
>>lnFileHandle=FCREATE(GETENV("USERPROFILE") + "\DESKTOP\" + lcFile,0)
>>lnSuccess=FCLOSE(lnFileHandle)
>>

>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have a pretty un-computer literate client (a lawyer), and the system i wrote for him generates a Word Document that he wants to access easily. He is suggesting that I save the file on his desktop (he will be doing this rarely).
>>>
>>>Is there a way i can save a file to the desktop in VFP?
>>>
>>>Thanks, Jill