>Terry,
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>The TMPFILES setting has the same effect on VFP as it has on EXE. It's loaded when VFP starts.

So VFP will read and process a CONFIG.FPW file, if there is one, in the startup directory. This will apply to PRGs.

A VFP EXE [also] starts VFP, which exlpains why the CONFIG.FPW takes hold when I run the EXE.

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>>I'll be darned<g>. I have been testing with DO Main. I compiled, and my messagebox reported just as you and George have been telling me it would.
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>>Go figure - I owe you guys a beer!
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>>Let me review a little:
>>1)SYS(2019) only seems to report if EXE is running, and not a DO (fxp/prg).
>>1)TMPFILES in CONFIG.FPW sets the "work" folder only when EXE is opened, and not an IDE file. DOing a PRG ignores CONFIG.FPW's TMPFILES setting and uses a "hidden" folder that I just noticed is assigned (Tools->Options->Tab:Filelocations->Column:FileType->ListItem:Temporary Files).
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>>My assumption is that config.sys only kinks when EXE is run. This assumption seems true - gives the results I want - but I have no idea what is really happening.
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>>Thanks so much, Sergey!
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