Charles, couldn't you just use MTS for this - I know you can limit the number of instances of your VFP COM server, but, you would be using MTDLLs - why would you want to use single-use?...
>Thanks Larry, I already checked out Rick's site, he uses a FOXISAPI based solution. I need to develop a pool manager that works with ASP.
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>I am thinking of using the ASP Application object to hold a number of object references to the servers
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>OBJECT RUNAT=SERVER SCOPE=APPLICATION ID=objServ1 PROGID="ServPool.ServPool
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>and then using some kind of a broker object to figure out which server is available and pass pack a reference.
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>If anybody else has any ideas.
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>-Charles