>>>Hi George,
>>>
>>>Are you surviving the weather up there?
>>>
>>>Can ShellExecute() be used to run any DOS program or just DOS commands?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Bill
>>
>>No real problems here in C'ville. I think it went to the NW of us. Rome may have been hit pretty bad, but I haven't heard for sure.
>>
>>Yep, you can use ShellExecute() to run a DOS program, just pass it the proper parameters. You really don't need a window handle. Be sure that the command is "open" and the show state is one that will display the window (not hide it).
>
>
>Talk about weather! We are under _another_ tornado watch! And there was some damage NW last night. What did we do to deserve such _nice_ weather?!
>
>I wanted to add that I just worked with a guy in the ng that had different results with NT and W95 when using ShellExecute.

Right now? Just Cobb County or all NW GA?

I don't have direct access to NT, so I can't comment. The documentation, however, doesn't mention anything about differences in this regard. I'd be interested to learn about them, though.