>I have a wonderful little application here that just sits around all day monitoring a network directory for new files, then queueing up those files to a plotter.
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>Trouble is, every time a tech shuts down the server, he forgets to restart this little application server.
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>It's running on NT4, and I'd like to work out a way for it to force a 'ShutDown and Restart' if it remains disconnected for an hour (the delay would allow the server to be restarted for legit reasons without making the app server reboot constantly).
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>So I guess my question is: How do I force a reboot in NT from VFP?

Better, just define your application as a service. And, bingo, when the server reboots, it runs.