thank you for reply and code
is there away to show (display) result at cmd after run your code

thanks again
>Try
>

>#DEFINE SW_HIDE             0
>lcDir = "c:\qasim\"
>lcCmd = lcDir + "sqlldr"
>lcPrm = "download/ddd@itdd load_mst.ctl"
>DECLARE Long ShellExecute IN "Shell32.dll" ;
>	Long hwnd, String lpVerb, String lpFile, ;
>	String lpParameters, String lpDirectory, Long nShowCmd
>ShellExecute(0, "", lcCmd, lcPrm, lcDir, SW_HIDE)
>

>
>> i need help to run this code via vfp command button
>>
>> run/n cmd
>>c:
>>cd\qasim
>>sqlldr download/ddd@itdd load_mst.ctl
>>
>>or as
>>c:\qasim>sqlldr download/ddd@itdd load_mst.ctl
>>
>>
>>
>>thanks