Michale,

That lead was great. Thanks.

Now I have a question about how to invoke "built-in" DOS commands like TYPE or ATTRIB or COPY via ShellExecute.

(I know some of these can be done directly with VFP commands; I'm interested in the general answer for those commands that don't have a VFP equivalent.)

I know how to invoke stand-alone apps using the calling conventions above, but how do I call, for example, ATTRIB -- what file and what parameters do I pass? I tried experimenting with various options, but although the return code indicates success, I am not seeing aything happen.

Any leads appreciated.

-- jas