Rick,
I'm not at my usual computer, but I'll get the code to you by tomorrow. If not, please email me (click the envelope by my name) and remind me.

Barbara

>Barbara,
>
>I downloaded the trial version of XCeed Zip 4.2, it looks promising. (See my note to Ed copied to you, your complaint may have been answered.)
>
>They give code examples. However, the example for FoxPro uses a form presented to the end user. For my application, I do not want a form, the program should do the zipping and unzipping automatically.
>
>I wrote XCeed Zip tech support. They wrote back:
>
>Yes, it is possible to use the Xceed Zip Compression Library in FoxPro
>without having to place it on a form. To do this, you can use the
>CreateObject function.
>
>The class string for Xceed Zip is "XceedSoftware.XceedZip.4"
>
>Unfortunately, I am not far enough up the VFP learning curve to immediately know to implement XCeed Zip in my application. If you could sugggest some sample code, I would appreciate it.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Rick