>

>RunAndWait("winword.exe", "c:\temp\test.doc")
>
>PROCEDURE RunAndWait(cApplication, cParameters)
>      LOCAL cCmd, oShell
>
>      IF VARTYPE(m.cParameters) = "C" And Not EMPTY(m.cParameters)
>            cCmd = '"' + cApplication + '" "' + cParameters + '"'
>      ELSE
>            cCmd = '"' + cApplication + '"'
>      ENDIF
>
>      oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
>*      oShell.Run(cCmd, 1, .T.)  && wait for the process' termination
>      oShell.Run(cCmd, 1, .F.)  && FoxPro app keeps running
>

Anatoliy,
Does this really wait for you? (Checking a word property's type with automation does).
PS: For VFP6 I think you've typo. Vartype() doesn't exist.
Cetin