>>I am looking for a way to make my application timeout if the user is not doing anything.
>>
>>Kind of like the way the old READ TIMEOUT used to work.
>>
>>Has anyone done this?
>>
>>Trish
>
>You have to implement two things:
>1. Add _SCREEN.Timer object with code in Timer event to reset a flag:
>*** Timer.Timer event
>

>if oApp.quitflag=.f.
> oApp.quitflag=.t.
>else
> do quitapp   && system procedure to close application (destroy all forms,etc)
>endif
>return
>

>2. Timer will fire this code e.g. every 10 minutes and you should add to various places if your application (e.g Form.MouseMove events) following line:
>oApp.quitflag=.f.

thanks...I'll try it.