>I'm running a VFP6 application (compiled, not in dev mode) on a Win2K Pro machine. Everytime I run this code:
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>!PKZ -3 -- -+ -) -O MOD.ZIP _MDCPT.DBF >NUL
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>I get "!RUN Command Failed". I can run the exact same system (over the network) on another Win2k Pro machine, and I do not get that error. yes, PKZ is resident in the current directory, yes MOD.Zip exists, and Yes, _MDCPT.DBF is in the zip file. I've had this problem before and can usually fix it by creating a BAT file, and running that. This is a major hack, and I refuse to do it anymore. Anyone have any idea as to what's causing this problem?
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>Oh yea, I do NOT get this error when I'm in running the code, only when it's compiled.

Some ideas:

- If PKZ is a DOS program, check the CONFIG.NT and AUTOEXEC.NT on the machine that works vs. the one that doesn't.

- Try Ed Rauh's API_APPRUN class available here in the download section. Gives you more control over running external apps.

- Although I haven't used it, there is a commercial DynaZip product available to let you integrate .ZIP handling directly into your apps. Other users seem to have had good success with it; Mark McCasland has written a wrapper class for it.