>>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
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>Use a Timer object. Reset it every time the user presses a key. When the time elapses, call the code to shut down.
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>Detecting keystrokes requires to intercept Form.KeyPress(), and setting Form.Keypreview = .T.
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>HTH, Hilmar.
Hi This is nice if you have one form but what if the user only has the menu displayed ?

Xavier