>hi all,
>
>1) what is the syntax to check if MS WORD is open and minimised on the WINDOWS Taskbar ?

One of the solutions:

ll=.f.
on error ll=.t.
o=GETOBJECT(,"Word.application")
ON ERROR
if not ll
    ?o.WindowState=2
endif
.....

>
>2) i want to implement user-defined shaped command buttons in the shape of a pie slices for insert, modify, delete, etc. how do i accomplish this task ?
>
>With sincere thanks in advance