Hi,

I tested it on several machines, the fastest being P4 3GHz 1GB running VFP 9 SP1. I've never got the timer incrementing within the DO WHILE loop when using NOWAIT. IAC, the inconsistency among our results makes the unpredictability even more obvious.

Thanks,
Sorin

>Hi,
>
>>My suspicion is that the TIMEOUT clause does create a wait state, and the problem is in the docs.
>
>That was my first thought. Your tests seem to bear this out but *mine* don't :-{
>
>I only tested on one machine but in 6, 8 and 9 I'm still seeing the timer incrementing when I use NOWAIT. Don't know why we experience this difference unless it's a performance issue (the machine I tested on was just a 2GB P4)?
>
>Regards,
>Viv