BTW: Happy "break fast"!:-)

>You can use a command such as:
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>run /n ...
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>This will run it in a separate instance (with additional options, it may be minimized), but your VFP program will continue running while the other program runs, so you may have to take some precautions.
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>For an alternative that seems to give you more options, search the download and FAQ sections, or perhaps API, for ShellExecute.
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>>How can I suppress the DOS window from poping while using DOS commands [command line], in my programs.