Thanks for the info. Muchly appreciated.

>It's different Resource file - language resource file, VFP8ENU.DLL (or language specific one).
>The location of foxuser.dbf can be controlled by config.fpw only. You can create separate config.fpw for each shortcut with different foxuser.dbf using RESOURCE=< foxuser name > configuration item. You can give config.fpw different names or store each of them in the folder with foxuser.dbf it references.
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>>Under Tool --> Options --> FileLocations
>>the entry for Resource File is c:\myDir\foxuser.dbf
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>>I have several shortcuts on my desktop which use as the Target
>>"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8\vfp8.exe" -cc:\myDir\config.fpw
>>and the Start In box shows the application's home directory.
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>>I'm probably misreading the help file, but it looked to me as if adding a -L parameter to the startup command allows you to specify where the Foxuser.dbf file should be found.
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>>For one of these applications I would like to have a separate Foxuser file. So I made the target
>>"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8\vfp8.exe" -cc:\rpupko\config.fpw -lc:\myDir\play\foxuser.dbf.
>>
>>Now when I click on the shortcut I get an error
>>
>>The application or DLL c:\myDir\play\foxuser.dbf is not a valid Windows image
>>
>>What have I missed and how can I set up for separate Foxuser files?
>>
>>Thanks......Rich