>>>i would like to set up an auto backup of files based on how many changes are made rather than when there is a startup to the system. is there a way to count keystrokes?
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>>My first thought is that nothing is really changed until it's saved. So, you could count save operations and base your backups on that.
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>>If you really want to count keystrokes, you could look at the .KeyPress event.
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>thank you for your response
>mm not quite following you on this Al. Changes are made to data files ongoing and automatically saved once the change is made. that's why i thought that perhaps counting keystrokes was a possible way to go. i cannot find any reference to keypress event in my help (vf9).

I thought you were talking about making changes to files within one of your VFP applications. If, instead, you're talking about monitoring change activity in some other, non-VFP application, then I agree with Victor.