Thanks, I'll use the CreateProcess procedure, that works ok.
Kev
>Kevin,
>You could use ShellExecute or CreateProcess to execute another VFP .exe to handle the file copy. See
http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=3&function=-1&xpg=1>>Hi
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>>Is there ANY way of allowing VFP to say, copy a large file, but still allow the user to process other things on say, a form.
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>>I know VFP is single-threaded, but is there a way around things like this ?
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>>Thanks
>>Kev