I think that you need macro substitution to make it work
! /n C:\work\acct\acct05.exe &prmstartdate &prmenddate

>I think you should pass the parameters as strings as in:
>
>prmstartdate = dtoc(date()-15)
>prmenddate = dtoc(date())
>! /n C:\work\acct\acct05.exe prmstartdate prmenddate
>
>HTH
>
>>How do I pass a command line parameter to a Dos Foxpro 2.6 executable from Visual foxpro. The below code does not work.
>>
>>prmstartdate = date()-15
>>prmenddate = date()
>>! /n C:\work\acct\acct05.exe prmstartdate prmenddate
>>
>>Receiving program.
>>
>>Param prmstartdate, prmenddate
>>
>>
>>Problem is the values in the variables are displayed as prmstartdate and not the value.
>>
>>Any help is appreciated.
>>Thank you in advance
>>Joe Hendren