>>I execute a VB exe from within my VFP3 application using RUN vb5prog.exe
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>>How do I supress the DOS window from coming up when I use the RUN command? Is there another way of calling the EXE?
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>>The EXE called is written in VB5.
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>you can use the WinExec api call.

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DECLARE LONG WinExec IN Kernal32.dll string lcCmdLine, integer lnCmdShow

lcCmdLine = "vb5prog.exe"

lnretval = WinExec(@lcCmdLine,0)
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Give this a try. I don't have VFP loaded on this PC so there maybe a typo. If there is, sorry about that, but atleast this should point you in a direction (hopefully in the right direction).