>>>One of the solutions is:
>>>

>>>DECLARE INTEGER WinExec IN win32api ;
>>>   STRING command, INTEGER nShow
>>>
>>>=WinExec("exename.exe parameter",1)

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>>Yuri,
>>
>>This function is provided strictly for backward compatibility with Win16 based apps.
>
>Thank you, George. Good to know it.
>By the way, so happened, I currently support projects which were created long time ago, gradually being updated when needed, and which have winexe in many VFP8 modules. What would be your recommendation? To replace all Winexec there (just in case) or leave them as is?

Yuri,

Basically, I'd say that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". However, in the future, I'd recommend either the ShellExecute() function or using the WScript.Shell's run method, depending on the platform. If it's Win2K or above, I'd go with the latter.