Yes, check the last two characters, but the code should be

IF RIGHT(lcData, 2) = CHR(13) + CHR(10)

>I am listening on a tcp/ip port for this other system(vendor) to send a file. I don't know how long the file is, only that
>"at the end of the file will be a carriage return AND a line feed. "
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>Would I just check the last two chars = chr(13) and chr(10)
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>if right(lcData)=chr(13)+chr(10)
>   * End of file
>else
>   * not end of file
>endif
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>Thanks for any help