Steve,

>I compiled the project into a stand-alone EXE and ran it from my local workstation. It works as advertised but after a few seconds I get a popup:

Check out MSKB#240809 for possible clues -- maybe some kind of UI prompt is being generated in the server?:

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SUMMARY
Using OLE automation with another application, such as Microsoft Word, you may receive the following error message if you are using Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:

This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy. Choose 'Switch To' to activate the busy application and correct the problem.

MORE INFORMATION
This error message usually occurs because the OLE activated application has an open dialog box and is expecting user input. This error message can be eliminated by using the property OLERequestPendingTimeout. This property specifies the amount of time after an Automation request is made before a busy message is displayed. The default is five seconds and is specified in milliseconds. By setting the timeout to 0, Microsoft Visual FoxPro will wait indefinitely for the other application. The busy message will not be displayed whether the Automation request is pending or if a mouse or keyboard event occurs.

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