>Is there a function either in vfp or win32 that will tell a program
>if there is already a copy of Word running. Thanks
Eric, check out file#
9292 "Is a Windows applications running?" by George Tasker in Files section/Win32API
Nick
Nick Neklioudov
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3 times Microsoft MVP - Visual FoxPro
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