Hi Jeff.

>>Maybe I don't understand what you want, but if I do I don't think you have a prayer of getting this done tomorrow.

ROF,L. I don't need to have the program completed by tomorrow. All I need are some options to present. I need to show the group that I can have this implemented within the next 6 months or so. The Application that uses the expiration date ships some time within the next week. It will not expire for a year.

>>1.Does your local Fox app write this file to the pc?

The file is a part of the installation. It is just a little text file that contains an encoded date.

>>2.How do you update now?

I don't. I need to be able to update it in the future.

>>3.What is the file format?

Ascii Text

>>4.What do you use to decode now?

I have a small .prg to create the encoded date. I have another function in the application that decodes the date and determines whether or not the app has expired.

Marcia