>>Ok, glad to help. BTW, I forgot to add to my previous response - just a SWAG :)
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>Oh, no, not a SWAG - this is not the first time you recommend the API over a VFP's internal command (which is probably a wrapper around an API, though not necessarily the same one). Can you possibly remember the case when the former would work while the latter wouldn't? I think I remember you mentioned something on that.

I meant my original reply that somehow turned into the solution. I was just giving the first idea that came to my head - just to test.

As for using CopyFile instead of COPY FILE - CopyFile preserves the file name casing that's why I like it more than COPY FILE. I'm not sure if there are other circumstances where one would work and another would not.