>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 :)
>>
>>
>>It is the same:
>>

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

The solution should goes to Cetin :-)))