At 02:27 PM 5/6/96 -0700, Stan Sieler wrote: /SNIP >I don't think you want a variable ... that implies a polling strategy, >which is (almost) always something you want to avoid on a multi-user >computer. I agree with Stan. Having been involved with process control, a polling strategy consumes too many resources when you have a number of processes performing it. An 'interrupt' approach as Stan has proposed makes a lot more sense from an efficiency standpoint. -- Jerry =================================================== Democrary is a process by which the people are free to choose the person who will get the blame. -- Lawrence J. Peter ===================================================