Re: ShellExecute in VFP

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Lee,
I copied it but now have to figure out how to use it. Looks
complicated!!
"Lee Mitchell" <Leemi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi TonySper:

Take a look at "API_APPRUN" on www.universalthread.com.

Go to www.universalthread.com, click on the Download icon, and choose
Visual FoxPro as the product. In the Summary text box of the query
page,
search for "API_apprun."

I hope this helps.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

Sincerely,
Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
Lee Mitchell

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>I switched to using ShellExecute in a VFP8 program to open up
>Microsoft Word instead of using the ! /n3 command. I switched to this
>as some users of my program the automation would not work for some
>reason. Also some users are using Works or WordPerfect. I noticed
>that
>when Word opens that the VFP program keeps running. I put a Wait
>Windows after the ShellExecute so the program would wait until I got
>out of Word and clicked the mouse. Is this normal operations or is
>there a command in shell or VFP to hold up the program until the user
>closes the word application?? Something like the old pause command??
>Thanks in advance for any ideas or suggestions.
>TonySper


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