If you have a project that produces temporary files during runtime, it is good practice to make these files in the official Windows temporary directory.  This directory is usually "c:\windows\temp", although it can vary with different flavours of windows.  You can retrieve the path to the temporary directory by using the following code. Declarations You must put the following code in the declarations section of the project. Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" Alias _ "GetTempPathA" (ByVal nBufferLength As Long, ByVal _ lpBuffer As String) As Long Public Const MAX_PATH = 260 Code Public Function GetTmpPath() Dim strFolder As String Dim lngResult As Long strFolder = String(MAX_PATH, 0) lngResult = GetTempPath(MAX_PATH, strFolder) If lngResult <> 0 Then     GetTmpPath = Left(strFolder, InStr(strFolder, _     Chr(0)) - 1) Else     GetTmpPath = "" End If End Function Use An example of how to use the function: Call MsgBox("The temp path is " & GetTmpPath, vbInformation)