Why you not try ShellExecute?
DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN SHELL32.DLL INTEGER nWinHandle,;
STRING cOperation,;
STRING cFileName,;
STRING cParameters,;
STRING cDirectory,;
INTEGER nShowWindow
result = ShellExecute(0, 'Open', "YourDocname.DOC" , '', '', 1)
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The only thing normal about database guys is their tables.
