You don't say how you are controlling one program from another. Ted mentioned OLE and of course you can do that cross pc's as well. FoxPro used to have DDE as well which way back was favoured by M$ as a way of talking across a network. Pity they crushed that as it worked and was easy to do. I think DDE is still both in windows and VFP but not tried so cant be sure. Another idea is to use IP and a port to talk, bit like IM's do. Al
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Kaye Here's the scenario. I have a VFP based slideshow integrated into my app. I want to be able to control it from another instance of my main application running a different form on a different system. I've got the basic mechanics worked out using a timer on the slideshow form and a table that gets updated by the controlling form and when I run both forms in the same instance of VFP, the slideshow form behaves as desired. However, when I run the slideshow in a second instance on the same computer, what takes a fraction of a second can occur seconds later. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
