Use Serialization ? If the client is using .net

Colin Angus Mackay wrote: Oh... I see - The OP cross posted to the C# forum where you had already answered the question. Why didn't you say that? It looks like you are saying the C# forum was a better place for the question. No, you're right. I was just trying to redirect all follow-up comments to the other thread in the C# forum to keep them consolidated, but I was working too quickly and didn't clarify that point. Apparently that didn't work out as well as I'd hoped. :-D

Check this[^] out (via pinvoke.net).

Hello You will have to use windows API to do this. The function is ::SetWindowPos(m_hWnd , // handle to window HWND_TOPMOST, // placement-order handle rect.left, // horizontal position rect.top, // vertical position rect.Width(), // width rect.Height(), // height SWP_SHOWWINDOW // window-positioning options); search for how to handle unmanaged calls from C#, and dllImport. Regards:rose:

Althought the QueryPerformanceCounter function does have a resolution of 1 microsecond, you cannot sleep a process that accurately. The best your going to do is 1 millisecond, and even then, the resolution can vary by 10-15 milliseconds due to Windows being a shared system. Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

Perhaps this[^] article will help? /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

Ok Thank u . have a nice day.

Thank you very mach... and have a nice day.

Thank You Very Mach.

You have to look for the code that causes the cpu load somewhere else in your program. Converting a byte to a string is a very simple task that will take mere microseconds to perform. --- b { font-weight: normal; }