Heya Tony .

in VFP - try
run (insert name of your utility here) (throw parameters here)

and see what works ? its really hard to code exactly, not knowing of your utility or its parameters.

but ? going forward ? if it can be done in the command window, you can write code anywhere to do the same.

so far it's gonna be trial and error until you get the syntax right.

if you don't like the RUN command in VFP - then look at WSH or write a wrapper to handle your utility in VFP ..

regards [Bill]