I'd be lost without you Sergey (and you other guys), Thx
>See
http://www.berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/how-pass-parameters-vfp-exe>
>>I need a way of starting my built Foxpro EXE with parameters, so for example
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>>C:\landscaping\FRANCHISE.EXE -BACKUP
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>>could bypass the menu and do a backup, then exit
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>>or
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>>C:\landscaping\FRANCHISE.EXE -DONTUPDATE
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>>could start the software without checking for updates first,
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>>Can anyone explain how I pass parameters to my EXE
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>>TIA
Rob