thank very much everybody

>>>>Hi all, I cannot find the procedure I've done to run external application using ShellExecute.
>>>>Is therre anybody who can write me a shorte example ?
>>>>I need to wait this application to be closed, if possible, before having back the focus
>>>>
>>>>I think to remember i was using something like
>>>>oWsh = CREATEOBJECT("wscript.shell")
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>thanks
>>>>Alessio
>>>
>>>I think you mean:
>>>
>>>

>>>oShell = createobject("WScript.Shell")
>>>oShell.Run("c:\somefolder\my.exe",1,.T.)
>>>

Cetin
>>
>>I meant that but I need to open a specific document and not just run an executable. I was wrong sorry :)
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>
>It is the same:
>

>oShell.Run("c:\somefolder\myDocument.doc",1,.T.)
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