>>I tend to avoid the normal temp folder -it's sure to have tons of old deleted file entries which slow down directory operations. Make your own temporary folder for your application
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>When running the exe off a network drive, where do you put the temp files? Do you create a temp folder for your app when installing the VFP runtime files on the client? Where do you put this folder?

Vidar,

Let me add one thing to what Ed mentioned. Locating the temp files on the local drive, regardless of the location of the executable (I use a launcher like Ed) is the way to go. Locating them on the server will result in increased I/O with it and will hurt performance.