Let's say your path is "C:\;C:\abd;c:\programs" and C:\abd does not exist, your system will be slow because Windows will try to locate C:\abd every time it is looking for a file which is not in the default directory.


>Can you explain that a little better please ? Anyway I test another VFP application which run on the lan, the exe files is only on a PC (a kind of server) and all the PC ovr the lan point this PC as the Logical unit Z,
>Calling reports from the two Acer Notebook take a lot of time while it's immediate if the call is made from oter PC.
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>>Hi Alessio,
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>>check if your path settings point to real directories/drives, if you have a non valid path defined, it will slow down your computer to turtle speed.
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>>>Hi Jos, the problem is defenetly related to the network, it runs fast if I doisconnect the PC from the Lan, but I have to restart the application, and it get slower and slower when the pc is connected.
>>>What could it be ?
>>>it does not depend on the printer I select anyway.
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>>>>>I also see that it is very slow even when I create a new report, even when I modify an existing report. It Happens even if I use VFP7 even in VF8
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>>>>>>Suddenly, when I run a report, no difference if I run it from VFP environment or from a exe file, it takes several seconds, up to 10, 15 seconds maybe more to execute. It's the very first time it happens...any idea ?
>>>>>>Thanks
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>>>>Alessio, describe the working environment. Is this running over a network, is there anti-virus, did the environment change in any way, what is the hardware config, network config, etc.