>>>What would be the best technique to validate a file name? I am also looking to see if someone has already done that.
>>>
>>>What I need to have is a function which will validate a string to see if this is a valid file name. The string can be something like c:\data\client1\reports\monthly.txt.
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>>>The first part is to validate for all non accepted character in the string.
>>>
>>>The second part is to validate is the path is valid.
>>>
>>>Any technique, advise or sample is appreciated.
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>>Michel,
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>>Look in the Extended Foxtools Help file at ValidPath() or CleanPath(). The only problem with these functions is that they're inexact when it comes to long file names.
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>Thanks but I'll have to avoid this technique as long file names are possible.
Hi Michel,

mFilename = "c:\data\client1\reports folder is here\monthly.txt"
if file(mFilename)
 return .t.
endif
handle = fcreate(mFilename)
if handle < 0
 return .f.
endif
=fclose(handle)
erase (mfilename)

Cetin