>Ed and George,
>I know this is got to be simple but I can't get those nightly reports automated
>
>
>...You want to make sure that you're using my API_APPRUN class ...download it ..., and then start up an instance of Quest using launchApp - which runs the program and immediately returns control to VFP. You can periodically check the progress of the application using the object's CheckProcessExitCode() method; if returns a value other than 259, the other instance is done.
>
>Paste Edgar's code here:
>DO WHILE .NOT. EOF()
>. nCNTER= nCNTER+1
>. cCmdLineOut= Alltrim(REPORTS)
>. oQuest=CREATEOBJECT('API_APPRUN',cCmdLineOut, "C:\Gupta\", "HIDE")
>. =LaunchAppAndWait(cCmdLineOut, "C:\Gupta\","HIDE")
>. Do While .T.
>.. Wait Window NoWait "Running Quest Report Number "+ str(nCNTER)
>.. IF oQuest.CheckProcessExitCode() != 259 && 259=ProcessRunning
>... RELEASE oQuest
>... EXIT
>.. ENDIF
>. EndDo
>. SKIP
>ENDDO
>
>This code miserably fails (loop forever)
>also if I do not loop while the first Quest is active
>then an GPF occurs because two Quest are requested?!?
>
>What's next? (Thanx for help)

Is Quest a DOS App? If so, you need to set the program to Close on Exit (go into Windows Explorer, right-click the executable, select Properties, select the Program Tab and make certian that Close On Exit is checked.