>something i got from http://www.news2news.com
>

>*!*	http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=312&function=-1&xpg=11
>*!*	Initiating Inet connection using a modem
>
>#DEFINE INTERNET_AUTODIAL_FORCE_ONLINE         1
>#DEFINE INTERNET_AUTODIAL_FORCE_UNATTENDED     2
>#DEFINE INTERNET_AUTODIAL_FAILIFSECURITYCHECK  4
>
>DECLARE INTEGER GetActiveWindow IN user32
>
>DECLARE INTEGER InternetDial IN wininet;
>    INTEGER hwndParent, STRING lpszConnectoid, INTEGER dwFlags,;
>    INTEGER @lpdwConnection, INTEGER dwReserved
>
>LOCAL hConnection
>hConnection = 0
>
>? InternetDial (GetActiveWindow(), "MyProvider",;
>    INTERNET_AUTODIAL_FORCE_ONLINE, @hConnection, 0)
>
>? "Number associated with the connection:", hConnection
>

>
>from reading several posts here at UT, there seems to be differences between modem access and lan access in the way the testing for a connection and the autodail/connect is beeing done.
>
>so if you need to be flexible for the future, you might have to go a different route.

That seems to be good. However, when I run this on my existing Internet connection, it goes with the Dialup panel even if I am already connected. What would I need to change in there to adjust?