>Can somebody help me please and excuse me for being thick!
>
>I have a command button and when clicked I have a file that I would like to open on my U: Drive.
>
>I have the syntax:
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>FOPEN("U:\Help.Txt", 10)
>
>Nothing happens though! Can anybody help me please?

Neil,
Is that the all syntax you tried ? If so probably the file is still open.

close all && Thinking it's still open at the moment
lnHandle = fopen('u:\help.txt')
*Whatever you'd do. ie: Read first line
? fgets(lnHandle)
fclose(lnHandle)

Another way (if you don't need lowlevel and VFP version 6 and up:
lcFile = FileToStr('u:\Temp\help.txt') && Got content to a str
*thisform.edtMyEditBox.Value = lcFile

Or :
modi comm 'u:\Temp\help.txt'

etc.etc
Cetin