Keep in mind that CLEAR ALL will kill DECLAREs.

>Sweet! Thanks!
>
>>Try this

>>DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute ;
>>	IN SHELL32.dll ;
>>	INTEGER nWinHandle, ;
>>	STRING cOperation, ;
>>	STRING cFileName, ;
>>	STRING cParameters, ;
>>	STRING cDirectory, ;
>>	INTEGER nShowWindow
>>
>>DEFINE BAR 10 OF _msystem PROMPT "\-"
>>DEFINE BAR 11 OF _msystem PROMPT "FPW 2.6a help"
>>ON SELECTION BAR 11 OF _msystem ;
>>	ShellExecute(0, "Open", "h:\FPW26a\FoxHelp.hlp", "", "", 1)
>>
>>

>>>It ran it in a DOS window and immediately closed, but I think we're really close.