>I don't know what to do when SQLEXEC() returns 0 indicating that the SQL pass through command has not yet finished executing.
>
>I treat it as an error and the prg fails but if the command is still executing what should I do - some kind of WAIT to see if it finishes?

Yup ... or process other commands and come back to that later.
It's the programming penalty of having two computers do processing
for you. (Now imagine how complicated multiprocessor computers
must be.)

Gene