>>This works for me:
>>oFile = fCreate("C:\ junk.dbf")
>>fClose (ofile)
>>
>>x1='!del c:\junk~1.txt'
>>&x1
>
>Hi Peter!
>
>Sorry for the delay in response, I spent a long weekend in Yellowstone park area and am just now getting back to work...
>
>This is showing great promise. I will do an on site test later today. Thanks for the pointer.
>

If this works for you, there's sample code in the FAQ showing how to get the proper short file name from a long file name using the Win32 API - that should help clear up any questions where >1 file with funny characters, or files with other embedded spaces/characters are floating about in your directory.

>Jim