>>>I want to start wordperfert 6.1 for windows from my vfp application
>>>and print a standard letter with some data from a table(.dbf).
>>Hi Francois.
>>
>>First you have to RUN wordperfect from VFP by using the RUN command. Then open a DDE channel using the following:
>>
>>chan = DDEInitiate("WpWin60_Macros", "Commands")
>>
>>To find out exactly the syntax to use for doing your merge printing, record a macro in Word Perfect. Then you can edit the macro and this will tell you what to to in the DDEExececute.
>>
>>Best Regards.
>>
>>Marcia
>
>Marcia,
> They could also call Wordperfect using OLE.. I know how to do this using Word 95 with Wordbasic, so I would think this is an option with Wordperfect.. This makes it easier, and a little cleaner I would think..
>
>Thanx!
>
>Tony Miller
>Vancouver, Wa
Hi Tony.

Some time ago I tried doing this with Corel Word Perfect 7. I was in touch with the people from Corel becuase I couldn't get it to work. They told me that it was a VFP problem, but I encountered the same problems with Access and VB. There may be a way to get it to work using OLE, but I wasn't smart enough to figure out how to do it. I agree with you, definitely, that it is cleaner to do it with OLE. Especially on faster computers, I found that timing was a big issue with the DDE...I occasionally would have to stick an INKEY(.2) in the code to get it to work!

Best Regards.

Marcia