>>DeviceIoControl()...not one I'm planning to implement in VFP without having a loaded handgun stuck in my ear...
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>Good call on the Win32 API function. But you're right, that's a mighty large amount of hoops to jump through. Were it something a large amount of people might find useful, I'd be tempted to code it just out of spite. I don't here a whole lot of clamoring for it, though (thankfully).

Want me to start?< g,d&r >

Seriously, I took a look at what it'd take and my initial reaction was the same as your's. Then, I looked around, saw no handgun stuck in my ear, and no beer to ease the huge amount of pain this would cause me, so I filed that in the "Something To Try Someday" (AKA..File 13, the Circular File, etc.) file. You know, the one that sits by everyone's desk.:-)