>Jojo,

>Thanks very much, I tried all the other suggestions prior to posting the >thread and I was planning to use the Shellexcecute, so you showed me how.

>Barbara, Greg, Richard, thanks.

Hi Jonathan,

Just copy the code I posted, then name it like a normal file with prg extension or sample name like help.prg

There are two ways in calling the help system, first you can put in your Main Program if a prg...

ON KEY LABEL F1 do help

Or you can put on your menu system..

do help

If you have a top level form as your Main File you can put in its Init Event like

ON KEY LABEL F1 do help

Be sure to issue ON KEY when you close your Main File be it a prg or a form..In a form you can either put in the destroy method or the unload method, if in prg put after your clear events...