>a recent problem we encountered was an NT4 site with a fresh service pack installed, with some other "features", so I am not sure what was the real source of the problem
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>anyway, a deleted file was taking as long as 30 seconds to "delete" !
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>Within that 30 seconds, some users/applications saw it, some didn't !
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>To make my life easier, I tend to RUN MOVE or RENAME files I want to get rid of, then after a few minutes, delete the new name !
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>this has been most useful with adir loops trying to open deleted files!
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>too bad VFP doesn't have a move command for files !

sure it does - RENAME
RENAME c:\mydir\myfile.txt TO d:\myotherdir\*.*