>Hi!
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>>It works even when the vfp app does not have focus or is minimised (unlike the vfp timers which only work when vfp has focus).
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>>Thanks for your suggestions
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>Which version of VFP you use? Where you put your VFP timer control? My application with timers fire timer event even when aplication have no focus, minimized and even hidded to be service.

Bela Bodec's timer control may address many of these issues; take a look in the Files section and download it.