Hi Tracy. I gotta be honest - I'm not sure either :) I dont often use the sleep api. I guess I was refering more to the inkey() function. Good catch though <g>



>Hi Jos,
>I don't believe that is true of the sleep api. At least I do not know of anyway to get around it.
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>Tracy
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>SNIP
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>>Hi Tommy, the code is fine and will work. The main difference beween this and other solutions given is that this will force a user to wait the set period whereas the other options allow the user to bypass the wait period by pressing any key. The comment to Houston is just a joke :)