Subject Re: notepad suddenly stops working in dbase From Mervyn Bick <invalid@invalid.invalid> Date Sat, 6 Mar 2021 12:40:56 +0200 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Attachment(s) run_notepad.prg On 2021/03/06 11:29, charlie wrote: > This has always worked and still does on other computers: > > run notepad.exe ztext.csv If it will execute from the dBASE Command Panel I have no idea why it won't execute from within a dBASE program.  It's not being helpful if I tell you it works for me in a program.  It does, however, open a DOS window which is not particularly a problem but it's a bit unsightly. Save the attached run_notepad.prg and then try the following from the dBASE Command Panel and then from within a program.    run_notepad('ztest.csv') If run_notepad.prg is not in your working directory you will need to make it available by using set procedure to c:\whatever\run_notepad.prg before you execute run_notepad() Mervyn. function Run_Notepad(cFile)    if type( "ShellExecute" ) # "FP"       extern cHandle ShellExecute( cHandle, cString, cString,;                                    cString, cString, cInt ) shell32 from "ShellExecuteA"    endif    ShellExecute( _app.framewin.hwnd, "open","notepad", cFile, null,1 )    return