Keep in mind the one minor annoyance this doesn't fix. In the command window, type any VFP command (without hitting enter), hilight it - or hilight something in a .prg, and then hit F1.

More cut and paste coding prior to the call to shellexecute?

Alan

>You've got it, Dave! Er, the check is in the mail... No, wait - no address. Do you accept credit cards? Paypal? Seriously here.
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>>Jim,
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>>Send your check to... *bg*
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on key label f1 ShellExecute( 0, "open", home()+"\dv_foxhelp.chm", "", "", 3 )

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>>If you don't have ShellExecute declared you can use this code:
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declare long ShellExecute in "shell32.dll" long hwnd, string lpszOp, ;
>>                    string lpszFile, string lpszParams, ;
>>                    string lpszDir, long nShowCmd

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>>>Can anyone here hit F1 in VFP6/7/8 and get a MAXIMIXED help screen? I realize it is an IE problem, but for Christ's sake - 3 OS and IE versions and this annoyance is still here. If someone has the magic fix to get a child window to open maximized - I'll buy that secret.