Thomas, > Just as a side question - what function do I use to CREATE a named pipe > on Windows 98?
Well, you don't. Last I remember, only NT-derived systems were supposed to create named pipes, while Win9x clients could just connect to them (i.e. open the pipe created by another server)... -- Tomas Restrepo [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.