Edgar, just to eliminate the macro substitution part of the equation try to run the exe without it. Just RUN /N C:\AEEFNEW\AEEF2AHIN.EXE to see what happens.


>It fails too
>same error ...
>
>>Edgar, have you tried this:
>>
>>

>>cProgram = ALLTRIM(notcr.Program)
>>RUN /N &cProgram
>>

>>
>>>A table contains list of programs to execute under certain conditions.
>>>After determining the appropriate program to run, I do so via a macro ...
>>>

>>>...
>>>   cProgramSwitch= ALLTRIM(notcr.Program)
>>>...
>>>   cRunScript= "Run /n "+ cProgramSwitch
>>>   &cRunScript && CRASHES WITH NEW VFP- C:\AEEFNEW\AEEF2AHIN.EXE
>>>

>>>This works for EXE or BAT ,,, until now.
>>>I've created an VFP EXE that when called, causes the caller program to crash with message RUN|! COMMAND FAILED.
>>>
>>>?What causes the failure - There are no extra spaces and I've renamed the EXE to 8.3 format without success...