>>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)
>

Fantastic!!! Exactly what I was look for. Very cool Antonio - thanks so much.

karen