>DEFINE CLASS TestFile as custom
>
>cFileName =''
>
> PROCEDURE IsFileFound
>
> IF FILE(This.cFileName) = .T.
> messagebox ( 'Found')
> ELSE
> messagebox ('Not Found')
> ENDIF
>
>
>ENDPROC
>
>oFile = CREATEOBJECT('testfile')
>oFile.cFileName = 'A:\data.dbf'
>oFile.isFileFound

Nicholas,
File is not trustable everytime. Especially when it's a removable or network device and device not ready, file you serach exists in your search path you get .t.
Use adir() instead.
Cetin