>I am tearing my hair out over this one. I have a VFP program which is required to DOS Pkzip files. I have always used this same approach with 95 and I thought NT in the past without a problem. The following is the partial sample code extract :
>
>select offices
>SCAN
> * O.k When run here
> *testcmd = "p:\support\pkzip.exe"
> *run &testcmd
>
> wait window "Testing office : " + offices.office
> Coffice = offices.office
>
> * O.k when run Here
> *testcmd = "p:\support\pkzip.exe"
> *run &testcmd
>
>****************************************************
> if offices.prodnld = .T.
> * Not O.k Here
> testcmd = "p:\support\pkzip.exe"
> run &testcmd
>****************************************************
> wait window "Starting office : " + offices.office
> Cpath = Ccurpath + Coffice + "\dnld\"
>
>It seems when the code enters the first if statement it is game over. Th DOS zipping completes properly however the run command window will not exit. I changed the foxrun.pif not to close on exit and it would then allow me to manually click close however right after clicking close VFP Locks Solid with the run command window still on the screen with the mouse as an hour glass. Any help or direction would be much appreciated.

Rather than using the RUN command, try using the API call CreateProcess() or ShellExecuteEx() to run the PKZIP command. Take a look in the FAQ under Classes - VCX for the Executable launch management class, which uses CreateProcess().