Thanks again Paul,

Yes I tried string but then popped Wrong datatype errors. that parameter is an integer value.

Glenn

>>Thanks Paul,
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>>Yes I do initialize my buffer and length, in fact the buffer is now initialized like
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>>cBuffer = replicate(chr(0),512)
>>nBuffLen = 512
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>>Still get the same "strange" error "Too many arguments"
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>
>Did you also try replacing the "long lsHndle" with a "string" instead (like I listed)?th