>There could be an easier way from the good old days of DOS (remember then?):
>
>if file("c:\xxxx\nul") && where xxxx is your directory name
> messagebox("Exists")
>else
> messagebox("N/G")
>endif
>
>You could also test for "prn" or some other things but the above works.

The aggregate historical memory of the UT is alive and well. Cool tip!