ok let's say i used this version - it allows widows outside the vfp window.
it does open in notepad but i don't know the code to close notepad. any suggestions i could try?

thanks

k


#DEFINE SW_SHOWNORMAL 1
lcUrl = "c:\vaniermu\ensnams.txt"
oShell = Createobject("wscript.shell")
oShell.Run(lcUrl)