>My application and a file is in a folder on the desktop. I want to open the >file automatically. Will someone please let me know if this should work. >OPEN "I",1,gFileName$,,0 >I'd like to eliminate this as the cause of my "File not found error" Am I >correct in thinking that the zero means that the file is in the application >folder? Use SYSTEM(_aplVol) for the application's folder. OPEN "I",1,gFileName$,,SYSTEM(_aplVol) Al Staffieri Jr. AlStaff@... http://members.aol.com/AlStaff/index.html