>First, on the API approach, I believe that there's a file here (in the Win32 and Other APIs section) that'll do this. I believe it's by Hank Fay.
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>Second, on the Windows Script Host (WSH), it's capable of quite a number of things that you either can't do (create a short cut link) or can't do easily (like delete an entire directory tree with files in it) from VFP. There are a lot of sources. Ed Rauh and I listed a good number in our overview article that'll be in the September issue of the VFUG (www.vfug.org) newsletter. Currently, it's (the newsletter) in progress, but the entire article is posted on the VFUG site.

I'll check this stuff out. Thanks.

...and by the way - I checked out your list...and I'll have you know that in my distant past I sired many a line of undocumented assembly code that would bring the mightiest Klingon programmer to his knees! ..... KAPLAGH!