You could control it following VFP Help:
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You can specify the path on which temporary files are stored by including the special TMPFILES configuration item in your Visual FoxPro configuration file.
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Just specify the path in the format you need.


>Hi all,
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>In one machine, W2K SP2, issuing a WAIT WINDOW SYS(2023) displays the full path. In my machine, W2K SP2, I get tildes on the output. Can we control the 8.3 notation from within VFP?