>>>>>>>You can set the parameter in the config.fpw file for your application or set the Windows default in your Autoexec.bat file.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>HTH,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Bill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Hi Bret:
>>>>>>>>the temporary files may be part of my problem and I do not think
>>>>>>>>I set them. How do I set the temporary files?
>>>>>>>>thanks...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi William:
>>>>>>In the config.fpw you can
>>>>>>TEMPFILES C:
>>>>>>If using an EXE on the pc and the data files to the EXE on the network,
>>>>>>where do the temp files go, if you do not set them?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>YIKES!!!!!!!!! C:???? You're going to end up with a mess. Temp files will be spread out all over the drive. At lease specify a valid directory. Something like TMPFILES=C:\FOXTEMP
>>>>>
>>>>>Craig
>>>>
>>>>Hi Craig
>>>>For the users to use my program, I done this...
>>>>the EXE on their local drive.. the data files on the net drive.
>>>>In config.fpw - I have tmpfiles c:\my program's directory..
>>>>
>>>>what do you think about this?
>>>
>>>
>>>That should work. However, you still need someway to cleanup the tmp files that WILL get left in the directory. That's why I've set things up the way I do it.
>>>
>>>Craig
>>
>>thanks Craig for the information...When the users use my EXE, am I suppose to adjust their autoexec.bat to cleanup tmp files?
>>if so, do I do that at part of my code in the EXE?
>>thanks - rob
>>
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>I just edit the autoexec.bat using MODI FILE or even the DOS EDIT. You could create a secondary install routine that runs when you install the application and handles this.
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>Craig

thanks...rob