>>>Thanks everyone. That fixed the problem except for one small little problem. file() finds the file in the exe. I was hoping to test for the file so I don't write it every time the program is launched. Not a show stopper by any means.
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>>>>>I think I have it narrowed down to a MindsEye problem. It can't seem to find the file included in the exe. Is there a way to write the jpg from the exe to a file in the production dir so I don't have to distribute the file?
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>>>>STRTOFILE(FILETOSTR('myfile.jpg'), lcFileOnDisk)
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>>Check SYS(2000) in HELP
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>I was going to suggest this as well as ADIR.

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