These settings solved the problem (forced REQUERY or SQLEXEC to be synchronous so the connection can't ever be busy)

for SQLEXEC at startup of app (before SQLCONNECT is called):
SQLSETPROP(0,'Asynchronous',.F.)

for views that all share one connection (need to be set for every view):
DBSETPROP('viewname','VIEW','AllowSimultaneousFetch',.F.)
DBSETPROP('viewname','VIEW','FetchAsNeeded',.F.)
DBSETPROP('viewname','VIEW','FetchSize',-1)
DBSETPROP('viewname','VIEW','MaxRecords',-1)

Now you can do away with your loop and wait.

>Hi Peter,
>
>I don't have access to the Search Feature of Universal Thread. Can you post the message?
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>Thanks in advance....