I tried. It seems it doesn't accept long path name.
e.g. run "\prj\testing long path\test.bat"

Thanks, Wilfred

>Why don't you use the RUN command?
>
>>Dear all,
>>
>>I'm trying to run an external batch file with the following code
>>

>>nRet = shellexecute(FindWindow( 0, _SCREEN.CAPTION),"open",{Batch file},"","",1)
>>

>>But it failed in some workstations (NT 4.0).
>>Any ideas? Or alternatives?
>>
>>Thank you, Wilfred