Your thoughts, as usual, were correct!
Thanks
Terry

>I thnik enclosing the path in quotes works
>

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:
>

USE ("C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT VISUAL FOXPRO 7\samples\data\customer")

>
>Cheers,
>
>Andrew
>
>>What's the secret to pathing with the USE syntax when the path string has spaces (or - is it not allowed)?
>>
>>

USE C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT VISUAL FOXPRO 7\samples\data\customer

>>
>>.. returns a unrecognizable command/key word error.
>>
>>Thanks
>>Terry