>What is the best way to view a spreadsheet? I'm currently using a "RUN" command followed by the file name but this displays the "Foxrun" command window (big black box).
>
>Is there another, more elegant way to do this?
>
>Thanks in advance

Here is a copy of a previous thread about starting the default
web browser from VFP.

You only need to change the URL in this exemple
to the path and name of your exel sheet

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*You can look at the win32api help for more details

*You can place this code on a button click event

* This code was used to start the default browser and to navigate
* to the URL placed in var "MonURL"

*If i place a URL to an 'HTM' or an 'HTML' file windows start the default
*browser associate with this extention.
*It works like a double-click on a file in explorer

MonURL="http://www.total.net/~gersan/index.htm"

* or you can place a 'Mail' URL to start the
* default Email program (ex. MonURL = "mailto:gersan@total.net")

DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute ;
IN SHELL32.dll ;
INTEGER nWinHandle, ;
STRING cOperation, ;
STRING cFileName, ;
STRING cParameters, ;
STRING cDirectory, ;
INTEGER nShowWindow

**retreive the main VFP window handle (this handle is used by ShellExecute)

DECLARE INTEGER FindWindow ;
IN WIN32API ;
STRING cNull, ;
STRING cWinName

z=ShellExecute(FindWindow( 0, _SCREEN.caption), "Open", MonURL, "", "c:\temp\", 1)

**Error messages if the return value is < 32

IF z < 32
DO CASE
CASE z=2
Wait wind "Bad association or invalid URL , oops!"
CASE z=31
Wait wind "No association , oops!"
CASE z=29
Wait wind "Can't start the application, oops!"
CASE z=30
Wait wind "The application is already started, oops!"
ENDCASE
ENDIF

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HTH
:)