>I like this about idea. No rewrite of code. Are you using this method with VFP? I have heard that VFP forms are not Windows standard and cause Citrix to be quite slow. Is this the case? I am using VFP 3 at the moment and migrate to version 6 this fall.

We have an app written in VFP3 that we just converted to 5. Yea, apparently VFP apps aren't windows standard. They redraw the entire screen instead of just the current dialog box. It can slow things down some but it depends greatly on the number of forms you call. Ours has 5 main forms with god knows how many picker forms and dialog boxes. The screen redraws can be annowing.

We have a dual P2 400 box that with 8 concurrent users in our VFP app is only hitting about 4-8% of our processor. The problem we're having at the moment is that the database is on our Netware server. Those 8 users are sharing a 100baseT connection. That's a bigger speed issue than the server.

Modem dial-ins are slower, of course, but still do-able. We have a smaller server setup outside our firewall to demo our software package. Email me offline and I'll tell you the URL and password so you can get an idea of speed.

paul.witt@paragonco.com

>Good point. Even with this idea, most lines are digital. As one dept in the hospital it would be difficult for us to request modem lines in other depts (hospital wards).

I assume that you have some kind of internal PBX system? Your phone provider might be able to tell you how to use a standard modem with their lines. There are cheap little converter boxes available. And it's usually a one digit code to dial out. Worth a phone call anyway.

>Cellular phones are banned in the hospital because of interferece with medical equip. Do you know if PCI/Digital phones are the same?

No idea. Sorry.

paul