>Is there anyway of preventing a window from opening (let the execution takes place in the backgroung) when you use the run command to execute a DOS command.
>
>Regards
>Stuart

run /n should be doing it but I prefer ShellExecute(). ie:

#define SW_HIDE             0
#define SW_NORMAL           1
#define SW_SHOWMINIMIZED    2
#define SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED    3
#define SW_MAXIMIZE         3
#define SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE   4
#define SW_SHOW             5
#define SW_MINIMIZE         6
#define SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE  7
#define SW_SHOWNA           8
#define SW_RESTORE          9
#define SW_SHOWDEFAULT      10
#define SW_FORCEMINIMIZE    11
#define SW_MAX              11

declare long ShellExecute in "shell32.dll" ;
	long hwnd, string lpszOp, ;
	string lpszFile, string lpszParams, ;
    string lpszDir, long nShowCmd

* Run foxdos in background - do not show window at all
* Similar to :
* c:
* cd \fpd26
* foxprox myDos.prg
ShellExecute(0,'','c:\fpd26\foxprox.exe','myDOS.prg','c:\fpd26',SW_HIDE)

Cetin