DW> char *tempattrib;

What is this pointing to?

DW> char *tempfile;             // temp storage for the swap

What is this pointing to?

DW> strcpy(tempfile,Filesfound[loopcount].Files);

Uh oh, clobbering a random location in memory.

DW> strcpy(tempattrib,Filesfound[loopcount].attribf);

Uh oh, clobbering another random location in memory.

BFN.  Paul.
@EOT:

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