>Ed,
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>.......I often just leave a browser window pointed at UT on my 2K box
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>So that's it! Well I was wondering how you ever slept and how you got any work done!
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Did I say anything about sleeping?

>........It's not rocket science
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>I know you are right but you have to remember when I last programmed if you could write a udf you were really cool!
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>......and most of the time the detonations from screwing up are harmless.
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>Hummm... I'm not sure if I sould take comfort in this or not? That word MOST kind of leaps out at me. Anyway, One of my problems is that I've put to many new technologies on my plate at once. So I've backed up and I'm working on one new thing a week and then adding something else new each week while continueing in the rest. Perhaps this week I'll think about starting api?
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MOST - meaning that if you go hunting for dangerous things toi do with the SendMessage() API, you can do them. If you want to send a keystroke to a control, that's safe as long as the control knows what to do with it. There are other things that can be done with Windows Messaging, like shutting down apps, or Windows, that have consequences, just like firing up a DOS prompt is mostly safe, but if you want to shoot yourself in the head by issuing FORMAT C: through it...

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>...through superior firepower!
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>Ahh.... an old Ronald Reaganite! :) :) :)