Gary,
On my website under Q&A, General is an article about using the ShellExecute() API call.
With RUN and arguments you have to use macros to get them to work right, the ShellExecute() is much easier to get working.
>Other than using the RUN /N command to run a windows based program, how you can you call it and pass parameters (Command line) to it? The command line version of:
>
>PrgStr =
+ " " +
>RUN /N PrgStr
>
>This does not work as the RUN command will not accept a string variable to run with and with that you can't change the parameters that need to be passed. I have already tried DDE and its not a compatible program.