>>>>To put it in simple terms. %programdata% is read only for users for decades.
>>>>It is stated that it does not require elevated privileges - what only means a admin can write to it without extra dialouge.
>>>>You can use your installer to create a folder with permissions if you realy need this.
>>>>
>>>>The file should end up in some roaming folder. I'm no expert in this folders (It's Redmond idiotic - one can write or not). But simply give it a unique name and search your whole comp for the file.
>>>>There should be some environment variable or a reg key that gives you the path to the roaming (don't trust hard coded here). Google will be your friend.
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>>>Just type SET at a CMD prompt; APPDATA and (IMO even better) LOCALAPPDATA should be available environment variables.
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>>giggeling
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>>#1 VFP's GETENV() even lists them
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>>#2 in file explorers adress bar one can enter them in the form %env_var%
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>>#3 both [LOCAL]APPDATA are user local, possibly this is not the right target. (This we do not know)
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>We indeed do not. If the same user logs in at a different workstation within the domain, this folder would/should/could/might/won't be copied with all the luggage in it to the equivalent folder on this other workstation. Which of these may be correct, we do not know.

%programdata% is valid for all users on same machine %*APPDATA% not. That's failure enough. :)