>>>>Does .EXE have to be in the PATH or .EXE simply searches through itself even if it is not in the PATH?
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>>>No, VFP just searches in EXE.
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>>What if the exe calls another APP or exe?
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>Nope, only in the currant EXE (where FILE function is called) :-)
>Not in ALL EXEs in the disk :-)

I meant VFP application calling, say, VFP app as part of it. But I believe it will only search in the first exe and not in any dependent apps (exes).