>>>>If you know the length of the record (which you should) take the size of the incoming file and divide it by the record length. This will give you # of records.
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>>>All lines have a different length. :(
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>>you could transfer the file to a memo and count the line feeds using OCCURS() and the right CHR() combination.
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>This is another possibility but I like Winfried's solution because it involves only one line.

He Mike you can use caractere for updating the thermometer but you don't have to update it each time you read a line.
You can wait (for 5% of increasing) before updating it. this will look like more regular for the client...

Hope this help...