>>I am trying to do this:
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>>openfiles /query /fo csv /nh > c:\vv\vv_csv.csv
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>>..I've tried all the ways I know to execute dos commands from VFP -- they all fail. I've put it in a one line .bat file, tried RUN command, tried shellexecute , etc.
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>>If I go to the DOS prompt and run the command it works fine -- so I know syntax and rights and all that is setup.
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>>Been stuck on this for 1/2 day -- anyone got any ideas here??
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>The application should be ran as administrator if you wan to use openfiles command.
>Even if you simply run CMD this command will not run.

I'm logged in as an administrator ... if I run CMD the command runs fine.