>If the user dbl clicks a column in a grid it will use the stream object to create a generic file that gets opened in the native program. ie excel, word, adobe, etc. What I am trying to get is if the user, from the external program, selects "save as" after making changes I will need to take the new file and insert it into the table as a new record. The "save" I figured out by comparing the binary values of the record that is retrieved from the table and the generic file created by the stream object.

Kelly,

Maybe you can use binding to Windows events(message)? Check Solution Samples -> New in VFP 9 -> Binding to Windows Message Events -> File/Folder Shell Events.