aye... you're right must have been thinking of using set procedure

Bob try this. (it works in VFP8SP1)

Set procedure to SomeExe.exe

? someexe("X", "Y")  && Call it as a function instead of a Procedure.

Richard


>Hi Richard,
>Except when I run DO Some.EXE WITH @var
>I get a sytax error.
>
>>Yes I know but if he's not trying to change those then the @ can be self documenting that he is going to change that param.
>>
>>>Hi Richard, Bob,
>>>Actually when you run a program WITH x, y, z, you are passing by reference. So DO My.EXE WITH x can change x to anything.