I would also love to hear about the DLL that Larry Huisingh wrote that uses "named pipes" I think that WINTEL must currently use LemonEvents. Gus S. Calabrese wft at frii.com www.omegadogs.com www.WFTelectronics.com voice (303) 964 9670 fax (303) 285-3482 x5333 Are you a libertarian? go to http://www.lp.org/quiz/ to find out