Yes, that one works, but the included .EXE didn't. However, Vlad's tricky procedure works just fine. Thanks to all that made suggestions - things definitely got better after last Friday afternoon.

>Rick,
>
>Perhaps I missed something, but if you include the file in your exe, then you can simply use "copy file" as in "copy file includedfile.txt to newfile.txt".
>This works for me anyway.
>
>-Isaac
>

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>>OK now that you've solved my Report problem, have you got a good idea on the .TXT file? I know it's going to fail if I try to "USE" that one <g>.
>>
>>>Hi!
>>>
>>>Use MyTable
>>>COPY TO F:\DATA\MyTable
>>>
>>>For reports, need to rename resulting files after copying so they will have extension FRX and FRT.
>>>
>>>>Like many others, I seem to be a bit "brain dead" this Friday afternoon. I simply want to copy a file, that was included in the project when I built the .EXE, out to the end user's system. e.g. A .TXT file that they can use as a template for a message back to me. Or a report .FRX, and .FPT so I can let them customize a base report. I was sure I did back in the FP DOS days, but that code is long gone (and obviously forgotten).
>>>>
>>>>I know I can USE an included table, but I don't seem to be able to COPY an included file.
>>>>
>>>>TIA