how can i call a setup.bat file from visual studio - fortran

[jct_office]

I'm trying to write a fortran application, and i want to generate some pre-defined "logicals" (using VAX-VMS lingo). For example,in a command-prompt application, I have file, SETUP.BAT, which contains lines such as:

@echo off

set idata=c:directory

set fort11=%idata%input_data.dat

So, in my FORTRAN application, I simply have:

open(11,status='old'...)

read(11,...)

But, if I want to debug the program using the visual studio enviroment, I need to somehow invoke my SETUP.BAT file.

How can I do this?

Mucho thanks for anybody with the solution.

Jim

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Do it the other way around. Have your setup.bat invoke the IDE (dfdev.exe or devenv.exe).