you probably have to set the work path for the running program you can also do that from the config file (workfile,sortfile etc.) Arnon > > Hi, > Could you help? > We have an application written in Foxpro for DOS. Our users run executable > (.exe) through Windows 95. When the application is run with a minimized > screen, the users can see Windows 95 icons for temporary files (ex. > 49534556.tmp) on the desktop. When the application is closed, the icons > disappear. > If we run the same application (.app) from Foxpro (also through Windows > 95), we do not see these icons. > What can we do to hide these icons during the running of the executable? > > Thanks in advance. > > Slava Polonsky >