>Hi,
>
>I am new to Visual Basic Programming. Can anyone please tell me what is the command or statement to execute the external DOS or Windows executable programs (like RUN command in FOXPRO)?
>
>TIA.
>Bal Singh

You can use Shell for that. Example:

Shell App.Path & "\myexternal.exe", vbNormalFocus

There is also a ShellExecute API that is a bit more coding to implement and it's not part of VB per se. HTH