>>NOW WHEN I ISSUE
>>run /N C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE c:\foxprow\sample\dde\example.xls
>>
>Two possible solutions to the problem. First, would be to use the short path name. The problem, I think, is that FPW 2.6 is a 16 bit app and knows nothing about how to run an executable with a long filename.

Hi there, guys!

I was having the same problem today and actually solved it myself. (George, get up off the floor now... it shouldn't be that big of a heart attack causer :) ). Putting the path and name to excel in quotes worked for me. I.e.,

run /n "c:\program files\microsoft office\office\excel.exe"

Hope that helps.