>>>I am having a beast of a time renaming numeric filenames
>>>
>>>
>>>VFP 3.0b keeps saying File does not exist or something to that effect (file not found?) but it does.
>>>
>>>I tried the following on a fresh exec of vfp:
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>>>I created a file called 12345678
>>>
>>>rena 12345678 TO junk.txt (file does not exist)
>>>copy file 12345678 to junk.txt (no problem)
>>>dele file 12345678 (no problem)
>>>rena junk.txt to 12345678 (no problem)
>>>rena 12345678 to junk.txt (file does not exist!)
>>>
>>>GRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>>Frustrated and confused needing any input on this problem...(filenames already exist and can't be
>>>changed due to prior policies that are in place, however I need to be able to temporarily rename them and rename them back again!!!)
>>>
>>>Thanks for any assistance.
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>>Robert: Have you considered taking a step back in time and usinge the RUN command so the renames are done in DOS? Your users will have to put up with the flash of a DOS screen, but all file names would be acceptable.
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>>This isn't just a VFP problem - I had problems over 5 years ago when a client insisted that all files start with the year - 92jan, 93mar, etc.
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>I considered it, but . . . If I'm desperate I will, I'm already flashing them w/ PKUNZIP. No use licensing the windows version when we'll be reorganizing w/ in a month.

Robert: this is an aside to your above referenced frustrations re files beginning with numerics and is prompted by your last comment about using pkunzip.
If by "reorganizing" you also will be avoiding the need for zipping then maybe this comment has no value to you, however I have found that using the zip/unzip utility that is included with Norton Utilities for WIN NT works reliably, quickly and very smoothly, no "flashing" <g> (see previous thread on 'too fast' last week) as an alternate to "pk*.exe". While I admit this doesnt't solve the number rename problem the shell out to DOS route may be the best alternate for that action since most users are probably familiar with that routine anyway and you would then be 'flashing' them only once if this Norton option for zipping was better for you than licensing either winzip or pkware - you get some extra goodies any way and I really like their file manager - much better than the standard M$ utility. :) Best. /psb.

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>Perhaps there is a Win API call that I can use.