>Hello guys, I have the following question
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>I am using The Process class to initiate a BAT file, that I created using VFP, the BAT name changes everytime.
>Now the Class has a routine that will check whether the DOS box has finish or not doing it stuff. But it happens that with my BAT I does not change the value of that exitcode, until I manually close the DOS box and then the value changes.
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>I know that by going into WExplorer and right clicking the properties related with that BAT file, I can choose the "Close on Exit" propertie s but that would only apply to that specific name.bat file.
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>Is there a way that I can enable that property at run command?
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>Aie:
>batchprogram.bat some keys
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>TIA
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>Mark Oliva

Use shellexecute from the Win32 api. There are samples here and I posted a modified version of the class that ships with VFP 6.0 which lets you add a fourth argument. This means you can call up MS Word and also tell it to open a specific document. Also, with Shellexecute you won't get the dos box.