Hi you can do the following:

Declare Integer InternetGetConnectedState in Wininet.dll Long @dwFlags, Long Reserved
lnConnectionState= 1
InternetGetConnectedState(@lnConnectionState, 0)
?lnConnectionState && values 81=online,82=offline, 18=on with network

>How can I detect in Visual Foxpro a live Internet connection. I do not wish to use the ping utility. Is there any other way like activex control or some other way