>I have a small secondary VFP application, (performs basic housekeeping), I want to run from a primary application with control immediately returning to the primary application after launching the secondary VFP application.
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>The secondary application simply shuts down on completion.
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>What's the best approach please?
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>Dennis

Dennis,
Use ShellExecute. That way each app you launch would run independetly as if they're launched separately.
Cetin