>I have a situation where I allow users to select multiple rows in a grid in a main application. For the records they've selected, I would like to launch a sub-application, which is independant of the main - a separate EXE. I need to launch multiple instances of the sub-app, according to the number of records they selected. Also, if the main app is shut down, the sub-apps must continue running.
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>I don't believe that I can simply "DO sub-app.exe" in a FOR loop, because it then becomes a subordinate of the main app.
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>So, the question is... Is there any way to pass a parameter to a VFP EXE using ShellExecute? If so, what parameter, and how/where does it get accepted?
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Hi Matthew,

ShellExecute() has a parameter that represents the parameters passed to the executable. However, simply RUNing the executable should be enough. Simply make sure that the main of the executable has either or PARAMETER or LPARAMETER statement. I've done this with APP filenames passed to and executable from the shortcut without problem.

hth,