Hmm... that's another possibility.. I could use GETENV("Temp")

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>In addition to what Mike posted, there is teh FileSystemObject:

>ofolder = ofso.GetFolder('C:\Documents and Settings\LMiller\Local Settings\Temp')
>? ofolder.ShortPath

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>FWIW, I have Win2K Pro SP2, VFP 7 and SYS(2023) also returns the DOS short version. Additional information is that the TEMP variable displays the shorted verion when displayed in the CMD prompt.