>Hmm, if you know the name of the folder you're looking for, VFP DIRECTORY() works for me. On my system I have a hard drive C:, an optical drive D: with no medium in the drive, and drive U: does not exist. The folder C:\Something\ does not exist:
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>?DIRECTORY( "C:\Something" ) && .F.
>?DIRECTORY( "D:\Something" ) && .F.
>?DIRECTORY( "U:\Something" ) && .F.
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>* no OS dialogs or errors
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Tried that, but my OS complained again.