You can use VBA:

Private Const SW_HIDE = 0
Private Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Private Const SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2
Private Const SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3
Private Const SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4
Private Const SW_SHOW = 5
Private Const SW_MINIMIZE = 6
Private Const SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7
Private Const SW_SHOWNA = 8
Private Const SW_RESTORE = 9

Dim ProcessID As Long
Dim file2run as String

file2run = "C:\MyDirectory\MyProgram.Exe"

ProcessID = Shell(file2run, CLng(SW_SHOWNORMAL))

>How do I create a macro in Excel to run a program in VFP?
>Thanks
>Steve