Home This code displays an ASCII file in maximized Notepad window. The file C:\newfile.txt is created if it does not exist.
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#DEFINE SW_HIDE 0
#DEFINE SW_SHOWNORMAL 1
#DEFINE SW_SHOWMINIMIZED 2
#DEFINE SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED 3
#DEFINE SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE 4
#DEFINE SW_SHOW 5
#DEFINE SW_MINIMIZE 6
#DEFINE SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE 7
#DEFINE SW_SHOWNA 8
#DEFINE SW_RESTORE 9
#DEFINE SW_SHOWDEFAULT 10
DECLARE INTEGER WinExec IN kernel32;
STRING lpCmdLine, INTEGER nCmdShow
LOCAL cCmdLine, nResult
cCmdLine = ["notepad" "c:\newfile.txt"]
*!* cCmdLine = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE"
nResult = WinExec(cCmdLine, SW_SHOWDEFAULT)
IF nResult <= 31
= MESSAGEBOX("WinExec failed with an error: " +;
LTRIM(STR(nResult)) + " ", 48)
ENDIF Running external applications through the WinExec call you bypass FOXRUN.PIF which makes the whole thing more efficient. According to the Microsoft: all WinExec calls are translated directly into corresponding CreateProcess calls.