>Doyle,
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>FWIW, Mike's API call says I am not connected - yet here I am ;-) Also, InternetCheckConnection in the same DLL says I use a modem to connect. No modem, just a configured VPN connection (not used for the Internet). I'm behind a transparent proxy server, with no client software or setup needed.
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>Bottom line, if you find a foolproof method, please share it.
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>>Jos, Thanks. The IE options apparently have no effect on this... VFP9 attempts to connect to the internet so it can support the Task Pane Manager and it's internet links. In my experience, it will seek a connection regardless of the IE options settings, so I thought there might be a program command to do the same.
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>>Regards,
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>>dg

With Mike's code, you have to provide a complete URL, including "http://".