>I have a situation where I need to use the getdir() function (using VFP6.0) to locate folders in a predetermined share name. The problem is that some of these folders begin with a "." (i.e. .E012001X0). When I use the getdir() function, all the folders are displayed except those that start with the ".". Any ideas?

This isn't very helpful yet Tim, but my 1st question is, why would anyone name folders starting with a period? That's just shouting out loud for trouble, is it not? :-)