>>>Hi
>>>
>>>I have a program that creates a batch file, then runs it, but I want to set the batch file properties to Close on exit - can I do this from VFP?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Kev
>>
>>Kevin,
>>Doesn't it close by default ?
>>
>>

create cursor myCommands (commstr c(128))
>>insert into myCommands values ('c:')
>>insert into myCommands values ('cd \fpd26')
>>insert into myCommands values ('dir')
>>insert into myCommands values ('foxprox')
>>copy to mybatch.bat type delimited
>>StrToFile(chrtran(FileToStr('mybatch.bat'),'"',''),'mybatch.bat')
>>run 'mybatch.bat'

Cetin
>
>Whilst on the subject of the RUN Command. I have changed the Foxrun.PIF settings to Close on exit and run minimized, yet whenever I use RUN it runs as a NORMAL window.
>
>Do you know why this is?
>Thanks
>Kev

No I don't Kevin, sorry.
I almost never use Run command but ShellExecute instead.
Cetin