>>>>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

Ok, will ShellExecute solve my problem?

Kev