>Are there any controls to enable files (.doc,.xls,.txt etc etc) to be launched in there default assocatied program in Windows XP??

declare long ShellExecute in "shell32.dll" ;
	long hwnd, string lpszOp, ;
	string lpszFile, string lpszParams, ;
    string lpszDir, long nShowCmd

ShellExecute(0,'Open', m.lcFileName, 0,0,1)

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