>Wouldn't all that be nice!
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>The lack of this type of functionality is what makes some people out there consider VFP to be a dying product. (Of course, we all know this has been going on for years now)

< RBG > Oh geez, Juan, we already have one of those threads going today. Let's not you and I start another.:-)

>If we achive something with this thread, at least let it be that we can plant a seed on MS with our requests.

I hope so. On the API issue, however, one of the reasons that the ActiveX technology was implemented was to simplify dealing with the API. Ever look at the Common Dialogs declares? Thank you very much, but I'll stick with the ActiveX control.:-)