Your thoughts, as usual, were correct!
Thanks
Terry
>I thnik enclosing the path in quotes works
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USE "C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT VISUAL FOXPRO 7\samples\data\customer"
>or to be on the extremely safe side, make it a name expression using parens:
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USE ("C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT VISUAL FOXPRO 7\samples\data\customer")
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>Cheers,
>
>Andrew
>
>>What's the secret to pathing with the USE syntax when the path string has spaces (or - is it not allowed)?
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USE C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT VISUAL FOXPRO 7\samples\data\customer
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>>.. returns a unrecognizable command/key word error.
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>>Thanks
>>Terry
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