>>Is there a way to run a file and based on the users program association to the file type, the program will execute and VFP to wait till the program is closed. I know this can be done if you use something like API_APPRUN but I do not know the exe that is associated with the file type.
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>You can use WSH Run method
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/6f28899c-d653-4555-8a59-49640b0e32ea.asp>
>oShell = CREATEOBJECT('WScript.Shell')
>oShell.Run(lcFileName,1, .T.)
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Thank You Very Much....