>>How can I make sure that a program is not all ready running on startup?
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>There are at least a couple of ways to do this. There's a file here at the UT by Vlad Tatavu that you can download to do this. In an article in the November issue of FoxPro advisor, I demonstrate another.

Yes, there's a couple of ways to do that.
Still, if I dare assume that Mike's users have to log on into the app, locking the user's record in user table might be the simplest way. I found that satisfactory, baring in mind I wanted to keep things simple. However, this applies to a specific scenario, so I'm aware it might not fit the Mike's need.

Was that a November '98 of Fox Advisor you were reffering to, George (still haven't recieved that one)?