VBR,
the function you are looking for is called "System Exec.vi" if the calling executable is built in LabVIEW (otherwise, i asume you wouldnt have posted in the LV-Forum). You can find the function in the connectivity-palette.
hope this helps,
Norbert B.
Norbert
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