Thanks for your help, passes it as a character value which is fine.

Poul

>I think you just want to do this:
>
>c:\foxprow\foxprow.exe myapp.app 1
>
>>I want to pass an integer to an app in a shortcut link. I am not sure how to do it. I have tried c:\foxprow\foxprow.exe myapp.app with 1 and c:\foxprow\foxprow.exe myapp.app(1) but the parameter is read as a logical .f. . Any help would be greatly appreciated.