>I've created a utility program which is essentially a workstation configuration tool. Now I'd like to be able to run it from the command line or from a batch file.
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VFP is a Winapp who's output is always directed to a Window, not a console. None of the native commands write to STDOUT. You'd have to fall back on writing through API calls, and completely hiding thr VFP main Window through CONFIG.FPW.