On Jan 9, 2006, at 3:25 PM, Brian Stevens wrote: > dim as FSSpec fs > > if usr FSFileExists(fs) then fn FSpDelete(fs) I sent that without checking. Sorry. usr FSFileExists won't work for folders, so if you need something for the folder let me know. The following does kill an empty folder: include "util_files.incl" dim as FSSpec fs dim as str63 s dim as int err s = files$(_FSSpecFolder,"pick an empty folder",,fs) err = fn FSpDelete(fs) do handleevents until gFBquit