>Is there an API that will allow me to run a program by passing a file name and having the OS run the program based on the current file association?
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>This is for Fox 2.6 and would love something that would work in 3.11/9x/NT is possible. Something like...
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>RunProg('MyFile.Doc')
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>and it would run Word and word would open myfile.doc... Or, it would run word perfect, if that was what was associated?
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>Thanks,
Hi BOb,

ShellExecute() in the 16 bit shell.dll would be your best bet. You'd have to use RegFN() and CallFN() to use it. AFAIK (I haven't tried), it should work just fine.