>lcFront = "C:\somefile.bmp" && some image file
>lcFrontLen = CHR(LEN(lcFront))
>lcBack = "C:\someotherfile.bmp"
>lcBackLen = CHR(LEN(lcBack))
>the same schema for lcCode & lcCodeLen

I took it that you meant STR and not CHR.

>lnRetVal = BUICScan(lnJobType,lcCode,lcCodeLen,lcBack,lcBackLen,lcCode,;
>lcCodeLen)

tried it this way and with the '@' as they were in the original code.

:( neither worked.
On to the next attempt - Thanks.