>hi
>I am trying to search a directory for dbf files that start with TP using getfile
>Is there a way to display only those files.
>tnx
>k
>

>lnNum =adir(ladir,'c:\backups\TP*','D')
>asort(ladir,3) 	
>mysel = GETFILE('dbf','Import Table:')
>

You can use LOCFILE(), for that purpose:

TRY
	m.lcFilePath = LOCFILE("C:\backups\TP*.dbf","Table:DBF","Import Table:")
CATCH
	m.lcFilePath = ""
ENDTRY

MESSAGEBOX(m.lcFilePath)