>hi Cetin
>Thanks for yr help, i will try this code tonight, but i have to include this code to my startup form/prg or is any other way ?
>
>regards

Of course there is. In fact this code is a slightly modified version of a method code in my form using it. Method code returns either .t. or .f. for success and sets a form custom prpoperty to the read string. A timer calls this method at intervals to get data in a table and show on form as well.
Cetin