There are no spaces in the path. the parameter to adir is below.

lc_skeleton= "\\xxxapp\develop\newdata\xxxlist\xxadvance\2*.*"

>Do you have spaces in the path name? If so, include the " quotes around the path.
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>>I saw some old posts on here stating that adir() does work with UNC paths. However, in my tests so far the return value is always 0, even when I know that I am referencing a location that has files and folders. I have rights to the server in question and can get to it by navigating in explorer.