>Wow! A very helpful response, Ed. I immediately added your API function to my good tips file. On my machine, however, the line

? LEFT(cBuffer, nSize - 1)  && nSize includes the null

produces a truncated name and needs to be
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? LEFT(cBuffer, nSize)  && nSize includes the null

>Although MS says ID() is no longer supported, in fact it returns the same information as SYS(0), although for how much longer....?
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I probably misread the details of the value of the size parameter after the return. My apologies...

>Between you and Nick, all my problems are solved. Until next time, anyway :)...
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>regards,