>I'm trying to specify a config file in the VFP shortcut but when I add -CC:\MYAPP\MYAPP.FPW to target line in the properties menu, I get an error saying the name in the target box is not valid.
>What am I doing wrong?

Put the location of the executable within " marks, and place the -c outside the executable, IOW:

If the target is C:\Program Files\MyAppDir\MyApp.EXE, and you use the CONFIG file noted above, the target line should read:

"C:\Program Files\MyAppDir\MyApp.EXE" -cC:\MyApp\MyApp.FPW