>Does anybody know if VFP6 fixes a problem or if there is an alternative in VFP5 (still awaiting delivery of VFP6) for a problem I have found using UNCs without accessing the servers first:-
>1) You cannot use UNC with SET DEFAULT TO...
>2) You cannot use UNC with IF FILE(...)
>This problem disappears if you access the particular server via explorer and then try the commands again. Personally, I absolutely refuse to use SET DEFAULT TO but I often use IF FILE(...) before trying to USE the file and this is causing some concerns. TIA,
Nigel,
On my system (5.0a) both work (also set path, sys(5), curdir() etc). sys(5) returns the UNC drive. Might it be nonVFP problem.

? file("\\library\tezler\digertezler.doc")   && .t.
set defa to ("\\library\tezler")
dir *.*   && Files on remote listed
? sys(5)  && \\library\tezler
? curdir() && \

Here we use NTserver as domain controller, all computers are configured for user level access (mostly Win95). I had no connection to "\\library\tezler" from explorer. Also I retested it with many other computers on network, all work (BTW I'm administrator and have right to access to all of them - but I tried it with logging as someone else and still work).
Cetin