>I am issuing a "CD" command to use getfile(). When I go to reset the my path to orginal path, the fullpath doesn't change. Here is the snippet of the code:
>
>

>WITH thisform
>	LOCAL lcNewDir,lcOldDir,z,d,f && z=returned path and filename, p=path split, f=file split
>
>	lcOldDir = .Dirloc1.gv_fullpath
>	lcNewDir = .Dirloc1.gv_docpath
>	IF FULLPATH(curdir()) != lcNewDir
>		CD (lcNewDir)
>	ENDIF
>	.z = GETFILE() && get directory and file name
>	b = RAT('\',.z) && find last '\'
>	l = LEN(.z)
>	.f = right(.z,ABS(b-l)) &&  file
>	.d = left(.z,b) && directory path
>
>	IF FULLPATH(curdir()) != lcOldDir **** this is where I am having problems
>		CD (lcOldDir)
>	ENDIF
>	IF VARTYPE(.z) = "C" AND !EMPTY(.z)
>		.t1.value = ALLTRIM(.z)
>		.t2.setfocus()
>		.t2.refresh()
>	ELSE
>		MESSAGEBOX('No file was choosen',0,'Warning')
>	ENDIF
>ENDWITH
>

>
>here is what my 2 path equal too:
>

>.Dirloc1.gv_fullpath = c:\programming\programs\vfp8\contract_track
>and
>.Dirloc1.gv_docpath = c:\programming\programs\vfp8\contract_track\documents\
>

>
>What is it that I am doing wrong here? I am check the paths before using CD because it gives me errors if I already have same path.
>
>thanks
>Nick Patel

If you don't have set exact on then a statement like

? "ab" <> "a" returns .f. 

because foxpro stops comparing when the right side of the string is done. So maybe you could set exact on or do an exact match comparision.

  IF .NOT. FULLPATH(curdir()) == lcOldDir