>>At various times there have been posts bemoaning the absence of the old Filer utility in VFP. While there is a replacement available on the Microsoft site, it is also possible to get similar functionality from the Shell.Application, if you're running Win 98 or have installed IE 4.0 or higher. Here's how. From the command window type:

oShell = CREATEOBJECT('Shell.Application')
>>oShell.FindFiles

This will bring up the Windows Find utility. You can the use the utility to find text in files, files that were created or modified within a date range, etc. Once the search has been run, you can then select the files you want to open and drag them into the command window. This will cause VFP to open the desired files.
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>You ought to write a book on this kind of stuff! I'd buy it in a heart beat. Thanks George.

Me??? Nope, I'm a newbie in this realm (still trying to figure a lot out). However, there has been some talk about a couple of us writing some of this sort of stuff up and posting it here. I know Ed Rauh has been working on a doc on Wiki. He's being my mentor with this.< g >