Vlad,

Thank you for your response and your suggestion. I will research in this direction, but if you do find some time I would appreciate some more detail on how to go about it. I am long on classic VFP but short on API experience!

Thanks again,

Al

>Hi!
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>In ths VFP2.EXE _VFP.AutoYield should be .T. and the event to intercept the terminating should be ON SHUTDOWN command. In the VFP1 just use the Windows API functions to send the WM_CLOSE Window event to the main window of VFP2.EXE.
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>Thats a brief description. Let me know if you want more details (which API functions you should use and how). I just have no much time yet to post more details...
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>>Is there a way I can have a running VFP1.exe application call to, or interrupt, or fire an event on another running VP2.exe application without having to use polling or semiphore files or such things?
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>>I would just like to have 1 send a string and fire an event in 2 asynchronously, without having 2 wait for it or look for it, or even know it is coming.
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>>TIA
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>>Al Allison