Hi Mark,

in stead of IF FILE('myfile'), I often use IF ADIR(dummy,'myfile')>0

>The file: "C:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 9\Paint Shop Pro 9.exe" defnitely exists on my PC.
>
>This returns TRUE as expected:
>FILE("C:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 9\Paint Shop Pro 9.exe")
>
>This is the short file name for the file: "C:\PROGRA~1\JASCSO~1\PAINTS~2\PAINTS~1.EXE"
>When I try to RUN &cShortFileSpec, it works.
>If I do DIR "C:\PROGRA~1\JASCSO~1\PAINTS~2\PAINTS~1.EXE", it shows
>... but FILE("C:\PROGRA~1\JASCSO~1\PAINTS~2\PAINTS~1.EXE") returns FALSE!!!!! File is neither SYSTEM nor HIDDEN.
>
>WTF? Bug or not?