>The ShellExecute works on my pc.
>
>here is my code in VFP:
>
>

>declare long ShellExecute in "shell32.dll" ;
>	long hwnd, string lpszOp, ;
>	string lpszFile, string lpszParams, ;
>    string lpszDir, long nShowCmd
>
>ShellExecute(0,'Open','c:\temp\mytest.exe',0,0,1)
>

>
>I get no errors and the file test.txt is created.

It worked!!!??? OK. Would you make sure if that file is not a left over from running that exe in command window. Or:

? ShellExecute(0,'Open','c:\temp\mytest.exe',0,0,1)

If it prints over 32 it's fine (and I would start to think what could I have done for it not to work:)
Cetin