>>I have to write an application that searches for a
>>specific file whose name I always know, but can reside
>>anyware on the drive (often out of the vfp search
>>path). What steps can I take to reliably find it?
>>
>>TIA
>>Chris
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>Use the ADIR function to fill an array with directory/file information.

Doesn't ADIR() work only on the default folder? If so, you'd have to add an iterative loop to handle every possible drive and folder.

Barbara