>Thanks Dragan. I found a simple solution using Windows Scripting Host:
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>oShell = CREATEOBJECT('WScript.Shell')
>oShell.Run( '"My Application Name.exe" MyParameter'  ,  ,  .T. )   &&  .T. = Wait for completion / .F. return immediately
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Both are shells around ShellExecute() calls. Does it also allow to run hidden?