Chaim,

The FILE command will search the PATH if the file is not found in the specified folder. Use ADIR or SYS(2000) to determine if a file exists.

-Dan

>Hi
> Help please
>
>It's very strange problem.
>
>The following code show if file exists.
>

messagebox(transform(file ('J:\DATAFOX\other\Data\cards\F9880\I988009A.JPG')))

>
>VFP give that file=.t. on runtime, and on develop mode file()=.f. (I dont see the file by windows explorer).
>On run time VFP show the picture 'J:\DATAFOX\other\Data\cards\F9880\I988015A.JPG' (..15A. not 09.A.).
>
>Any idea?
>Tnx