Reading the article by Rick Strahl at
http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/shellapi/shellapi.aspis a must for ideas on SHELLEXECUTE()
>Is there a way that I can open a file from within a fox application and launch it with its associated application. For example, if i have a open dialogue box and i select a PDF file, the file will be open with acrobat reader.
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>Also is there away I can check to see if the application to open the file is installed on the computer.
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>Regards,
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>Stuart