>Hi Ed,
>I have been using the following to print textfiles :
>COPY &ffname \\compname\prntname
>or
>COPY &ffname LPT1
>(where ffname could be c:\fp2000\arrfa.prn).
>
>Do you know the reason why the following doesn't work?
>launchappandwait("COPY &ffname LPT1")
>

Yep - COPY is an internal command - no external application to invoke. Either invoke a command processor explicitly (COMMAND /C COPY) or use an external equivalent like XCOPY.