>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. "
>>
>>
>>Would I just check the last two chars = chr(13) and chr(10)
>>

>>if right(lcData)=chr(13)+chr(10)
>>   * End of file
>>else
>>   * not end of file
>>endif
>>

>>
>>
>>Thanks for any help

You might want to trim lcData in case it has spaces..

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