>Troublemaker(g). I just tested the program on Win2000 and it did not work. I started using this several years ago and have not changed anything from Win95. I am pretty sure it worked on NT but I have never had a problem reported for Win2000 and I have about 50 users. Maybe just luck. Its been so long ago I don't remember where I found the 4 to use to terminate the process but it is probably somthing to do with the
>SendMessage(lnhwnd,4,0,0).
>I'll let you know if I find something.
>>Thanx Sammy,
>>
>>The code runs but the application-to-terminate remains suspended - does not go away
>>Is SendMessage need to be changed for Win2000 or WinNT?

Sammy
SendMessage(lnhwnd,16,0,0) did eliminate the suspended application.
The desktop is not refreshed and so repeated attempts to Kill are futile.

Thanx,
I will use this Kill only as a last resort. Program active for > 1 hr.

BTW - the original problem was identified as An attempt to delete a non-existant file handed off to an on-error routine that did not as of yet have the defined variables used in the error routine, resulting in a call again to the error routine - infinite suspension, and not, I believe,tracable in the debugger.