>Robert, > >I haven't really got any good news for you. >The guy kept having to re-enter the foxuser.dbf path with the problem only >solved by a re-install. The problem has returned several times triggered by >what I assume is a certain train of events as yet un-identified. If I get >any more info I will let you know. > >BTW sorry but I think I called you Keith the last time - I didn't mean to >be so formal, anyway I'm sure you have been called worse :) Now the old Indian trick says you edit your config.fpw and write resource=z:\the\directory\with\foxuser.dbf Another thing to check is that there's no local config.fpw in the directory where VFP starts, or if there is, then checks the settings in it. Also, there used to be -c command line switch (don't know if it still works) so you could call VFP -cc:\vfp\config.fpz if you wanted it to run off a different config file.