MSDN links: Windows Explorer Command-Line Options Run Method (Windows Script Host) ShellExecute Function

Passing command-line parameters from Windows to VFP created EXE is different from passing parameters to VFP programs or functions in VFP application:

• All parameters are passed to EXE as strings
• Parameters should not be enclosed in single quotes because quotes will be treated as part of parameter
• Parameters with spaces can be enclosed in double quotes
• Parameters are separated by spaces not commas

Code below shows how to retrieve file date and time using native VFP commands or WSH. For Windows API based solution that also allows to set file date and time, see George Tasker's Windows Time hosted on UT

• WSH FileSystemObject Object
• WSH File Object

The Windows Shell

provides a powerful set of automation objects that enable you to access the file system, launch programs, and change system settings.

creates and returns a ShellWindows object that represents a collection of all of the open windows that belong to the Shell, including Internet Explorer.

The code below demonstrates the use of the DRIVETYPE() function.

The GridHitTest method can be used to to determine where user clicked on the grid and update checkbox accordingly. Note that checkbox status can be changed by mouse only because there's no current cell when AllowCellSelection=.F.