>I have need for a menu option in VFP that will (externally) launch a given folder in Windows Explorer (aka My Computer of File Manager) to allow the users to find a file or files.
>
>Until now I have gone through IE to do this:
>
>oIE = CREATEOBJECT("InternetExplorer.Application")
>oIE.Navigate("\\XXXXXXXXXXXXXX\SHARES\QA\Qdms2000\archive\Level1")
>oIE.VISIBLE = .T.
>
>This works OK on XP - you get a flash of IE before the proper folder opens in Explorer. Unfortunately in Win7 it opens IE and then LEAVES it open before opening the file.
>
>Is there a better way to do this directly?
>
>TIA,

Have you checked
http://berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/launching-windows-explorer-specified-drive-folder-or-file
?