>>>I remember seeing a technique for doing a RUN command without seeing the DOS window pop up.
>>>I want to synchronise a client pc to the NT server using
>>>

run /n net time \\server /yes

>>>but not see the box.
>>>BTW, is there another way of doing this seemlessly?
>>
>>Hi David,
>>
>>Why not use NetRemoteTOD() API function?
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>
>I have done this in FPW2.6 - Run a dos app without the DOS window popping up. I got the idea from a VBasic help tips&Tricks file. It is buired somewhere and will dig it out. Basically you need to run the dos program with a special .pif and from FPW using foxtools call the API SHOWWINDOW with the parameter HIDE. I will delve deep and come up with it if you still need it.
>
>Regards
>Bernard
>WeighMaster
>Brisbane

That would be great thanks Bernard