I think that instead of using the RUN command, you might want to use the Windows API, specifically the ShellExecute function.
>Hi,
>
>I use the RUN command to run a DOS program from VFP 8 program,
>the DOS program is written by CLIPPER and it just reading
>some data file and do nothing, when it run it display a DOS prompt,
>I want to suppress the DOS prompt.
>
>How to do it.
>Please advise.
>
>Derek Yim
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