>>Yes. I might mention that I am coming back to vfp after not having used it much for a while. I can't think of anything in my environment that has changed lately.
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>Hi Bret,
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>I've seen this before - check to see if your temp directory has been marked as a system directory. [right click on it and look at properties].
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>If it has, try using the following at a dos/command prompt:
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>attrib c:\temp -S
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>replacing c:\temp with your temporary directory.
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>Best.
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>Matt.

Matt;

Well done! It sounded like there was no C:\Temp file - well just as bad - no permission for the user to utilize it. Network administrators can be so much fun! Why would the user want access to a Temp file?

One consulting job I had at a major corporation was unreal. They used NT, Oracle, and Novel. Each had its own administrator and they were located in different buildings on the campus. After fighting for four and a half hours to get permissions to get into the system (this cost NEC $150 an hour), I was able to access the required database, etc. After all that effort I felt entitled to a cup of coffee. I made the mistake of going into the break room for ten minutes and when I returned I had lost permission to get into Oracle. This was typical of the week I spent there and will never forget how much fun administrator demi gods can be.

Tom