>>>Hi Gang!
>>>
>>>Our company is now upgrading our clients to Windows 8.
>>>
>>>Does SHELLEXECUTE work in Windows 8 ?? One of our programmers is testing FoxPro code that uses Shellexecute, and it does not execute any more.
>>>
>>>Thanks!
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>>What is the exact code and the declaration? I believe ShellExecute works fine in Windows 8.
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>Here is the code.....
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>local lcCmd, lcParams, lcPathReg
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>lcPathReg = “c:\pharamcy\”
>lcCmd = "REGSVR32"
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>lcParams = " /s /u "  + lcPathReg
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>DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN SHELL32.DLL ;
>        INTEGER lnHWnd, ;
>        STRING lcAction, ;   
>        STRING lcTarget, ;
>        STRING lcExeParams, ;
>        STRING lcDefDir, ;
>        INTEGER lnShowWindow
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>lnResult = ShellExecute( 0, 'open', lcCmd, lcParams, "", 1 )
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This looks more like a rights issue, not Shellexecute. Are you trying to register (or unregister) something? Would the same command work if called from cmd? Also, the quotes on the path look funny and why it is just path only?