Hi,

Try This.Object.GetData(@lcData,,bytestotal)

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