>>Putting a program client side might would work, except the client is a dumb terminal used just for connecting to Terminal Services, this limits us in what we can do client side.
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>The dumb terminal doesn't need much - a few megs to run a simple VFP task (or even less runtime if you can do that in C++). It would only need a timer and a way to call a system API call.
If it truly is a dumb terminal, it's likely running an OS that can't run VFP e.g. WinCE or even embedded Linux. OTOH the thin client vendor may offer some sort of "keep-alive" function as part of their offering.
Regards. Al
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