The main problem is that VFP is not multithreaded, so it cannot do 2 things at the same time. Message #924898 gave me a workaround for this limitation and it does work.

I have no idea however if this will work for a web front end.

HTH

>If I have a long process running in a Business Object and want to let the user see the progress what are some suggestion of best practice for this scenario which ensure the separation of the interface and Business Object layer?
>
>I am assuming the technique should work even if I switch from a Windows front end to a web front end etc.