Hi again Viv,

I figured out the pathing issue - in C# we have to use "\\\\Serrver\\directory" It has to have double the amount of backslashes.

You have been a huge help, and I appreciate your assistance.

Hopefully, I can quit bugging you.





>Hi,
>
>>>
>BTW - If I wanted to forward/create the same files in a different directory/server, how would I go about it?
>>>
>
>Assuming there are no permissions\access problems then to create in a different location you could just add the path. e.g.:
>

>>Dim w As New Xml.XmlTextWriter _
>("\\machinename\e\tmp\test\"+ AppNum.ToString.Trim + ".XML", Nothing)
>

>
>HTH,
>Viv