CLOSE all SET DATE BRITISH SET CENTURY on thisform.text9.Value=GETFILE('xls') ************************************************** declare long ShellExecute in "shell32.dll" ; long hwnd, string lpszOp, ; string lpszFile, string lpszParams, ; string lpszDir, long nShowCmd ShellExecute(0,'Open',thisform.text9.Value,'','',1) ******************************************************** IMPORT FROM (thisform.text9.value) TYPE xls &&&erorr message