Hi Viv,

Here is the code from within the TCPControl.DataArrival() event --------->

*** ActiveX Control Event ***
LPARAMETERS bytestotal

LOCAL lcData
lcData = SPACE(bytestotal)
This.Object.GetData(@lcData)
Thisform.SetData(lcData,bytestotal)
Thisform.SetDataToBuffer( lcData,bytestotal )

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the parameter always contains the correct number of bytes. by the time This.Object.GetData(@lcData) returns, lcData contains 72 spaces.

Jon