Hmmmmm...thanks to all of you for the feedback.

So, a DirectoryIsEmpty() function would be something like this:

LPARAMETERS tcDir
RETURN ADIR(laTemp, tcDir, "D") < IIF(OCCURS("\", tcDir) = 1, 1, 3)

where tcDir ends in "\*.*"

Is there a more elegant construct or dedicated function available?

-mark

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>>If I issue ADIR(laArray, FullyQualifiedSubfolder + "\*.*", "D"), it will always return
>>at least 2 (for "." and "..") in its count of subfolders, even if FullyQualifiedSubfolder
>>is otherwise empty. Is there a way of getting
>>ADIR to ignore "." and "..", or must I always keep "." and ".." in mind
>>when checking for empty subfolders?
>>
>>-mark
>
>Mark,
>
>. and .. are not always included. You won't find them in eg adir(aa, 'c:\*.*', 'DHS')
>
>As Tamar answered, you'll have to deal with them, as in
>

>for i = 1 to  adir(aa, 'c:\*.*', 'DHS')
>   if( inlist(m.aa[m.i], '.', '..' ) )
>      loop
>  endif
>endfor
>