Use Win API instead of old RUN:
Example:
oX=CreateObject("wscript.shell")
oX.run("acrord32.exe reader.pdf", 4, .T.)
Syntax:
object.Run(strCommand, [intWindowStyle], [bWaitOnReturn])
Arguments
object WshShell object.
strCommand
String value indicating the command line you want to run. You must include
any parameters you want to pass to the executable file.
intWindowStyle
Optional. Integer value indicating the appearance of the program's window.
Note that not all programs make use of this information.
bWaitOnReturn
Optional. Boolean value indicating whether the script should wait for the
program to finish executing before continuing to the next statement in your
script. If set to true, script execution halts until the program finishes,
and Run returns any error code returned by the program. If set to false (the
default), the Run method returns immediately after starting the program,
automatically returning 0 (not to be interpreted as an error code).
Remarks
The Run method returns an integer. The Run method starts a program running
in a new Windows process. You can have your script wait for the program to
finish execution before continuing. This allows you to run scripts and
programs synchronously. Environment variables within the argument strCommand
are automatically expanded. If a file type has been properly registered to a
particular program, calling run on a file of that type executes the program.
For example, if Word is installed on your computer system, calling Run on a
*.doc file starts Word and loads the document. The following table lists the
available settings for intWindowStyle.
intWindowStyle Description
0 Hides the window and activates another window.
1 Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized,
the system restores it to its original size and position. An application
should specify this flag when displaying the window for the first time.
2 Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window.
3 Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window.
4 Displays a window in its most recent size and position. The active window
remains active.
5 Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position.
6 Minimizes the specified window and activates the next top-level window in
the Z order.
7 Displays the window as a minimized window. The active window remains
active.
8 Displays the window in its current state. The active window remains
active.
9 Activates and displays the window. If the window is minimized or
maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position. An
application should specify this flag when restoring a minimized window.
10 Sets the show-state based on the state of the program that started the
application
HTH
Post by N! XauHello,
I need to run this command inside a VFP program (7.0)
run /N C:\Matrix\lmwprint.exe /L=myfile.qdf
This code works good from Start/Run or from a Dos shell,
but not from VFP. I think I should enclose it in some way, or maybe it's the
line-parameter /L that could cause problems.
Thanks for help
N! Xau