>>Writing and reading in other parts of the application is not the final test. The final test is what Windows says. Both hidden and system caused trouble in the past, esp. because an older version of Internet Explorer made the Temp folder hidden and/or system.
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>Hi Peter,
> I'm 100% sure this is not the problem, because the application successfully reads and writes using the workaround.

Chaim - fwiw, different VFP commands treat hidden files differently, so don't assume that because one thing works, a file isn't hidden.

Tamar