>>There you go. Just a minor point that you may already have covered: I would just check for the file in the loop, but I would put a second delay or so in there so you are not almost constantly checking the hard drive...giving the WP program a better chance to access the hard drive...of course, I suppose you could experiment with this...
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>>So, are you sticking with DDE?
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>>Joe
>Hi Joe.
>
>Good point about the delay. I'll do that. Yes, I'm sticking with DDE. I figure if it ain't broke, I'm not gonna fix it.
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>Marcia

Hi Marcia -

I was looking for some info about doing merges with WP and you seem to be one of a few who are doing this. I see that you were asking about OLE Automation as opposed to using DDE. I know next to nothing about either. Can you tell me why you wanted to use one over the other (i.e. advantages/disadvantages) and where you went to go to get started? I'm just not quite sure how to use either to accomplish what I want to do (namely, call WP from within VFP to do mail merges).

Thanks,

Sylvia