>c:\program files\mcmtv\spotdata\spotdata.exe
>and
>c:\program files\mcmtv\spotdata

Perhaps the spaces in the path, try using

"c:\program files\mcmtv\spotdata" with the quotes.



>Not sure about this.
>
>Return code 2, in your code, is a bad URL. I'm passing:
>
>c:\program files\mcmtv\spotdata\spotdata.exe
>and
>c:\program files\mcmtv\spotdata
>
>Neither of these is a URL
>
>
>
>>>I have the following code. It had worked forever with no problems.
>>>Today I failed. The ShellExecute function is now returning 2.
>>>
>>>How do I find out what this '2' represents?
>>>
>>>

>>>LPARAMETERS cApplication, cStartFolder, cParamString
>>>
>>>	LOCAL iRetVal
>>>
>>>	IF EMPTY(cParamString)
>>>		cParamString = ""
>>>	ELSE
>>>		cParamString = '"' + cParamString + '"'
>>>	ENDIF
>>>
>>>	IF EMPTY(cStartFolder)
>>>		cStartFolder = ""
>>>	ENDIF
>>>
>>>	DECLARE INTEGER GetDesktopWindow IN WIN32API
>>>	>	DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN shell32;
>>>	    INTEGER hwnd,;
>>>	    STRING  lpOperation,;
>>>	    STRING  lpFile,;
>>>	    STRING  lpParameters,;
>>>	    STRING  lpDirectory,;
>>>	    INTEGER nShowCmd
>>>
>>>	hWnd = GetDesktopWindow()
>>>
>>>	iRetVal = ShellExecute(hWnd, "open", cApplication, cParamString , cStartFolder, 5)
>>>
>>>RETURN
>>>
>>>

>>
>>
>>Here the code I use for ShellExecute
>>

>>   DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN SHELL32.DLL INTEGER nWinHandle,;
>>                                               STRING cOperation,;
>>                                               STRING cFileName,;
>>                                               STRING cParameters,;
>>                                               STRING cDirectory,;
>>                                               INTEGER nShowWindow
>>    result = ShellExecute(hWnd, "open", cExtention, cParams, cFolder, 5)
>>    DO CASE
>>       CASE result ==  0         && The system is out of memory or resources.
>>            msg = "The system is out of memory or resources."
>>       CASE result ==  2         && Bad Association (for example, invalid URL)
>>            msg = "invalid URL"
>>       CASE result == 29         && Failure to load application
>>            msg = "Fail to load application"
>>       CASE result == 30         && Application is busy
>>            msg = "Application is busy"
>>       CASE result == 31         && No application association
>>            msg = "No application association"
>>   ENDCASE
>>   IF INLIST(result, 0, 2, 29, 30, 31)
>>      MessageBox(msg, 0 + 64, "Error")
>>   ENDIF
>>