All you need is

cFile = Getfile("xls")

HTH,

Enmanuel

>Hello, i have a form from where i need to place an excel file and save it, i was thinking in when i'm going to save a record i need to find the file first and then save the path and the name file in order to open it from vfp (i know how open an excel file from vfp, but i don't know how to do the first part i mentioned before.), how can i do this?
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>Thanks.