Search around here for articles about 'ShellExecute' API function. There are samples for VFP here. RUN command will not help you because it will not return control to VFP until you exit from Outlook.
>I assume you can use the RUN command to run outlook - but how do you find it's location on the particular machine - or is there another way to specify it?
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>Regards
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>Anna
Vlad Grynchyshyn, Project Manager, MCP
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