>Hi all -
>
>I would like to be able to tell--within a VFP 6.0/7.0 application--whether MS Outlook is also running on the user's workstation. If Outlook is NOT running, I would like to start it.
>
>What is the best way to accomplish this?

Here's one solution:

o=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
IF !o.AppActivate('outlook')
  o.Run('outlook')
ENDIF