Thanks I'll give it a shot!

>Hi Tracy,
>
>we didn't follow the exact wording of the WIN32API.TXT -
>I am sure of that, because I wondered why the ####
>some parameters were changed to INTEGERS -
>probably a Chr(0) with String definition would have worked as well -
>when I skipped over my "inheritance".
>
>The declare is of an old backup of a framework .vcx,
>and here I am certain it hasn't changed.
>
>I am also certain we put the program name into the commandline,
>(be careful of max line length: around 110 we had a problem,
>that number might be dependend on a setting of the OS),
>changed the directory before the call and afterwards.
>I remember that the middle 2 numbers were not zero:
>I think the second was the priority of the process.
>
>I've modified your code but not tested - and our setup doesn't
>have to wait for the end of the process...
>
>
>

>        DO DECL
>	lcivansparm = " /A /M:TECHSUPPORT;SYSERROR;TMCONFIG;AIDOWN"
>	lcivansapp = "c:\Program Files\IVANS\Transman\Transman.exe"
>	lcivansdir = LEFT(lcivansapp,RAT("\",lcivansapp)-1)
>	lcivansprg = "Transman.exe"
>	CD (lcivansdir)
>	SET DEFAULT TO LEFT(lcivansapp,RAT("\",lcivansapp)-1)
>	IF adir(laDummy, m.lcivansprg)=1
>	    * the exe has to be in the current Dir
>            = RunAndWait(lcivansprg, lcivansparm, lcivansdir)
>        ENDIF
>	
>
>PROCEDURE  RunAndWait (lcApp, lcCmdLine, lcdir)
>
>	LOCAL lcStartupInfo, lcProcInfo, hProcess, ;
>              lnPrio, lnIBelieve1
>        lnIBelieve1 = 1   && Don't remember what that was
>        lnPrio = 32 && Priority of Process=Normal
>	lcStartupInfo = CHR(68) + REPLI(CHR(0), 67)
>	lcProcInfo = REPLI(CHR(0), 16)
>	IF CreateProcess(0, m.lcApp+" "+m.lcCmdLine+Chr(0), 0,0,;
>                   m.lnIBelieve1, m.lnPrio,;
>                   0, 0, @lcStartupInfo, @lcProcInfo) <> 0
>                   Wait Wind "Hurray"
>
>	ELSE
>		Wait Wind "Still No Luck"
>	ENDIF
>
>
>PROCEDURE DECL
>	DECLARE INTEGER CreateProcess IN kernel32;
>	INTEGER lpAppName, STRING lpCmdLine, INTEGER lpProcAttr,;
>	INTEGER lpThrAttr, INTEGER bInhHandles, INTEGER dwCrFlags,;
>	INTEGER lpEnvir, INTEGER lpCurDir, ;
>        STRING @lpStInfo, STRING @lpProcInfo
>
>

>
>HTH
>
>thomas