>Thanks for code you supplide - it works just fine. Is there any reason why I wouldn't want to use the WinAPI and use the _hyperlink.vcx instead. Is one method better than the other?

I dunno, the _HyperLink vcx actually uses the native HyperLink Base Class in VFP, and I don't know how that works internally (I've never used it either). I'll stick with the ShellExecute method though.