>This is a =very= bad idea. PIF file formats vary between different operating systems, and feature support even for DOS applications via a PIF file is not uniform. If you're launching a DOS-based app, especially a .BAT file, this is almost certain to cause problems in mixed OS environments; the console's CLI (Command Line Interpreter) isn't even named the same between different OS versions - Win9x uses COMMAND.COM, while WinNT/2K use CMD.EXE - and the memory management settings and VDM options are not identical between the two environments.
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>PIF files should be a purely local item; it's proper technique to store all PIF files in a Windows SpecialFolder, which has different security and even physical existance in different environments.
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Really? Then why is the FOXRUN.PIF supplied with VFP if it differs so greatly between OS's?