>>back in my VFP app, i want to be able to sit there and wait for them to quit Word, at which time i will store the clipboard contents into a memo field.
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>An alternative solution is to bind some code to Word's Quit event. In VFP 7, use the EventHandler() function. In VFP 6, you'll need VFPCOM.DLL, which you can download from the Microsoft VFP website.
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>Tamar

hello Tamar -

thank you for your reply. i AM using VFP 6 and will download VFPCOM.DLL.

??
does the VFPCOM.DLL define the EventHandler() function and can i use
it just as described in the MSDN article "Microsoft Visual FoxPro and
Advanced COM"
??

i had thought about trying DDE, but i like your idea even better.

thanks,