>>>Is the dir that the executable was started from automatically the default dir if there's no config.fpw?
>>>
>>>If not, is there a way to determine what dir the exe was started from?
>>>
>>>Can you set the properties found in config.fpw, such as setting the temp file dir from within the app rather than the config.fpw?
>>>
>>>Is there some way to get CD, MD, RD to work with dirs that have spaces in their names?
>>>
>>>I think that's it for now. :)
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>-Michelle
>>
>>It can be done pretty simple:
>>

>>***Main.Prg
>>oApp=CreateObject("clApp")
>>oApp.startdir=SYS(5)+CURDIR()  && and use it throughout the application
>>*****
>>RETURN
>>
>>DEFINE Class clApp As Custom
>> .startdir=""
>> **** other properties
>>ENDDEFINE
>>

>
>So I'm guessing the first answer is no, it isn't automatic. :)
>
>But if I can get it from "SYS(5)+CURDIR()", that's easy enough to do.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Michelle

It's automatic, but why take chances :), real application is so big and VFP itself is so intricated that some small property may have sense.