Thank you... I'm not sure this is exactly what I want since there may be as many as 10 or so external apps running. But I will be looking it over good!

I appreciate it!

>Joe,
>
>Check API_APPRUN in .VCX form File #9477.
>
>>I'm converting a VB app over to VFP7. It is a menu system that runs on Windows Terminal Server. It starts various apps and also prevents the user from running them more than once. The problem is that I cannot find vfp equivalent of some of the vb commands. Here is the vb code...
>>
>>

>>dim RTDispatchHandle
>>
>>Private Sub cmdRTDispatch_Click()
>>On Error GoTo startapp
>>    AppActivate RTDispatchHandle
>>    GoTo skipstartapp
>>startapp:
>>    RTDispatchHandle = Shell("notepad.exe", 1)
>>skipstartapp:
>>End Sub
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>>

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>>VB's shell returns a task ID. AppActivate brings the app to the foreground if it is running. Can this be done in vfp?