>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


Jas,

When testing the api call you can change nShowCmd from 0 to 3 to view maximized, then you can see the what is happening (Sorry, I put 1 for maximized previously). Below is an example of executing the DOS edit command.

DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN Shell32;
    INTEGER HWND,;
    STRING @lpOperation,;
    STRING @lpFile,;
    STRING @lpParameters,;
    STRING @lpDirectory,;
    INTEGER nShowCmd

Whandle = -1	 		 &&Should include window handle to receive any message boxes from application.
lpOperation="open"		 &&May also be "print" or "explore"
lpFile="edit"			 &&Your command to execute
lpParameters="test.fil"+CHR(0)	 &&Include any parameters to be passed to executable
lpDirectory="C:\"+CHR(0) &&Default directory
nShowCmd=3				 && 0=hide, 3=show maximized, 2= show minimized
lnsuccess=ShellExecute(Whandle,@lpOperation,@lpFile,@lpParameters,@lpDirectory,nShowCmd)
*returned value >32 then operation successful
CLEAR DLLS

As far as Attrib, there is an example in the files section using API calls to do this.