>>>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 :)

Use Ed Rauh's Api_AppRun class (download here) and call the command invisibly. Then use your favorite combination of FileToStr(), aLines() and any sexy GUI to show the results. And play an .avi while the trace is in progress - preferably a dog sniffing around the globe.