>>>Hi All
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>>>Is there a library out there which I can easily integrate into a VFP app which would allow me to have an end-user perform a traceroute to an IP address and dump the results into a text file in order to help me check where certain problems are occuring between the end-user client and our servers?
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>>You could just call the TRACERT command-line utility and redirect its output to a text file:
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>>tracert levelextreme.com >c:\mytrace.txt , or
>>tracert 205.205.57.4 >c:\mytrace.txt
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>Al, Al, Al...we need slick, visually pleasing, sexy, end-user stuff. Not calling command line utilities. Function must follow form :)

I see you found a commercial solution. I was thinking ShellExecute() might be able to run this without showing any extra window. No cost, no ActiveX installation or execution hassles... what's not to love? ;)