>
>How about this:
>
>App1.bat:
>
> @ECHO OFF
> APP1.EXE
> DEL FILE1.DAT
>
>
>App2.bat:
>
> @ECHO OFF
> APP2.EXE
> DEL FILE2.DAT
>
>
>Now, in Foxpro:
>

>  m.fnum = FCREATE("FILE1.DAT")
>  =FCLOSE(m.fNum)
>  RUN APP1.BAT
>  DO WHILE FILE("FILE1.DAT")
>    DOEVENTS
>  ENDDO
>
>  m.fNum = FCREATE("FILE2.DAT")
>  =FCLOSE(m.fNum)
>  RUN APP2.BAT
>  DO WHILE FILE("FILE2.DAT")
>    DOEVENTS
>  ENDDO
>

>

Thanks for your response - It looks like it *should* work but I'm having the same results. Control comes back to FoxPro as soon as the RUN APP1.BAT executes, with the FILE1.DAT deleted and it falls thru.