Actually, there is a built-in way of doing this in .net:

System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo info = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo();
info.Arguments = ""; //What ever argument the app requires
info.FileName = @"C:\Program Files\TheApplication.exe";
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(info);

>>Hi.
>>Is there a way of running an external App from c Sharp
>> (As in the VFP Run /n command )
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>Gerard,
>
>Through COM Interop you could create a WScript.Shell object, and use its Run() method.