hello list and thank you for your ideas the best solution is : set myobject=new(xtra"filextra3") fx_FileOpenDialog (myobject, "here the path of the folder I want,"") myobject=0 More, filextra3 is free and does a lot of things... (FileXtra3 and its documentation are copyright (c) 1996-2000 by Kent Kersten. All rights reserved worldwide. Contact the author at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The most current versions of FIlextra3 will be at http://www.kblab.net/xtras.) jean-louis valero [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]