Amanda,

You can use API_APPRUN in .VCX form File #9477 or WSH Run method.

oShell = createobject("WScript.Shell")
lnRC = oShell.Run(lcRun, 0, .T.)

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/wsmthrun.asp for details.


>I am attempting to launch a silent Tarma installer from VFP 9.
>I use the RUN command as such:
>

>lcRun = SYS(5)+curdir() + "sdt.exe /b0 /q2"
>run /n &lcRun
>

>This runs my EXE fine, but I need to know if the installation encountered any problems.
>Tarma will return an %ERRORLEVEL% if running from a batch file or command line. I would like to check this via VFP. I tried something simple like
>

>lnresult = run /n &lcRun
>

>Of course, this does not work. Any ideas?