>Hello
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>What would be the best time to detect an application timeout ?
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>If the user is not active for a period of time I would like to shutdown the application. This is to allow backup at night.
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>Any ideas ?
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>Xavier
Use a Timer object. Reset it every time the user presses a key. When the time elapses, call the code to shut down.
Detecting keystrokes requires to intercept Form.KeyPress(), and setting Form.Keypreview = .T.
HTH, Hilmar.
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