Re: RUN command fails

Hi Thierry,

The RUN command is working fine.

But, I think the ShellExecute command is expecting the argument value for
STRING cParameters

What value needs to tbe passed for this argument?

Thanks.
kd

"Thierry" wrote:

> hi,
>
> tmp = "RUN /N2 cmd /c start " + filepath + "Demo\Demo.swf"
>
> But you should use the ShellExecute API function.
>
> DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN SHELL32.DLL ;
> INTEGER nWinHandle,STRING cOperation,STRING cFileName,;
> STRING cParameters,STRING cDirectory,INTEGER nShowWindow
>
> ShellExecute(0,"open",filepath + "Demo\Demo.swf",3)
>
> --
> Thierry
>
>
> "kd" <kd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 716AB60C-FD4A-450A-B22D-5EB82A4638BC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi All,
> >
> > The follwing flash executes successfully from the command window, but
> > gives
> > an error when tried through vfp8
> >
> > tmp = "RUN /N3 " + filepath + "Demo\Demo.swf"
> > &tmp
> >
> > Error message:
> > RUN|! command failed. An attempt was made to load a program with an
> > incorrect format.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks.
> > kd
>
>
>
.

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