Under WInNT/2K you can try

RUN cmd /c copy src\*.dbf bak\

Or you can use VFP COPY FILE command.

COPY FILE src\*.dbf TO bak\*.*

>hello everybody,
>
>in my program I used "!copy src\*.dbf bak\" to backup some dbf files, it works fine in win 98/ME, but when I run the program in win2000 professional, all files with long filename are saved in 8.3 format. It's like foxpro is adding the "/N" flag in the copy command, but that not what I need. How can I prevent this?
>
>Thanks a lot!
>Jimi