>>>This is a SWAG, George, but (at least in my mind) it makes sense. I think what you're seeing is Fox referencing its internal program buffer. Therefore, I don't think that whatever you're using to delete the file will make one bit of difference. Try issuing: CLEAR PROGRAM, to clear the program buffer and see if that does the trick.
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>>Yup, that was my line of thinking as well. And issuing CLEAR PROGRAM was one of the remedies I tried (in fact, I still leave it in there just in case). But it _does_ seem to work properly (and consistently) if I delete the files from the OS. Just don't want that DOS window popping up.
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>How about creating a batch file then create a short cut to the batch file? This will be a PIF file and will allow you at least to run the DOS session in a minized window.

Hehe, that is exactly what I have done. Seems to work ok. Thanks for all of your help, George!