>>>>>I ran your program and it returns the correct association. Computer magic ?
>>>>>But I still get a "No association." error.
>>>>
>>>>When you right click on the .PPT file, what action verb is on the top of the shortcut menu? Try to run with default action
>>>>
>>>>*lnResult=ShellExecute(FindWindow( 0, _SCREEN.caption), "Open", tcDocument, "", "c:\temp\", 1)
>>>>lnResult=ShellExecute(0, "", tcDocument, "", "", 1)
>>>>
>>>
>>>"Show" I changed the "Open" to "Show" and BINGO!
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>>Did you test it with PowerPoint installed?
>
> Yes. And guess what - I get a "No association." error when PowerPoint is installed.
>If I change the "Show" back to "Open" on the PowerPoint machine the program runs again.
So, does the syntax with "" instead of action work all the time?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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