>The O/S we are using here is Windows95 and we are on Novel system.
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The problem is how Novell is handling the LFN namespace. What version of NetWare are you running and which NetWare client (MS CLient for NetWare or Novell CLient32 - which version matters.)

>My Conclusion from Data (?)
> The Network wants to be able to open testfiledeletion.prg by only the 1st 8 lettters (testfile). Since there is another file in existance called testfile.prg already, some confusion seems to be caused between foxpro, and an underlying system (seemingly the network, since this problem does NOT occur from the local drive), and the file with the eight letter name is gone!
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>Can somebody comment on my conclusion and/or explain the cause of the probem?
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>Thanks
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>Slawek Lehmann