>>>>>>>Copy out to a temp file, modify andrun
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I had some difficulty trying to do this.......
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Do you have any sample code that extracts the FRX and FRT from the EXE program ( copies the FRT and FRX to the temp folder) ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>>In addition to Tores message.
>>>>>
>>>>>Check SYS(2450) search order, also use a generic name for the copy as SYS(2015)
>>>>>
>>>>>like
>>>>>

>>>>>lcTarget = ["]+ADDBS(GETENV("TEMP"))+SYS(2015)+'.frx"' && wrapping " for space in path
>>>>>COPY TO &lcTarget
>>>>>

>>>>
>>>>You mean
>>>>

COPY TO (lcTarget)

>>>
>>>I will never learn what works with () and what needs &. So for the rare cases I need it (aside from SQL where Im sure about it) I use &.
>>
>>The problem is that & will fail if there are any spaces in the path. The rule is quite simple. Use () when VFP is expecting a name and only a name. In this case, it expects a file name, so () works.
>>
>>Tamar
>
>Hi Tamar,
>
>nice to see you.
>
>I try to remember it.
>BTW my code will not fail with spaces. There is the quotation mark kludge. :)

FWIW, when I inherit code, seeing '&var' in the code is one of the signs to me that the code is fragile and should only be changed with great care.

Tamar