What are the attributes for the directory / file (check properties). Could it be the file has hidden attribute?

Also, are you sure you're running this version of the code? If you add some wait window / messageboxes, will you get them?

>I don't get it. The path is exactly right every time. The file is there, DEV.TXT in c:\dev\ivf_adv\.
>
>Here's more of the code, but you can see a graveyard of code.
>

>WITH This
>	SET STEP ON
>	lcDrive=SYS(5)
>	lcCurDir=CURDIR()
>*!*		lcPathAndFile=lcCurDir + "Dev.txt"
>*!*		lcFile=lcDrive + lcPathAndFile
>	*IF SYS(2000, lcFile)
>	IF ADIR(adevfile,lcDrive + CURDIR()+"DEV.TXT") > 0
>	*IF FILE(lcFile)
>	*IF (lcDrive + lcCurDir + "Dev.txt")
>		.lDeveloper = .T.	&& Means that the developer file was found. Developer gets more menu choices.
>	ELSE
>		.lDeveloper = .F.	&& Normal User logging in at his workstation.
>	ENDIF
>	*** 09/26/2009 Cecil Champenois. Altering data paths.
>

>
>>much better, but I'm wondering what CURDIR() returns for him...perhaps he should check the actual path...