So did I :(( I loved the guy. ;) I propose to establish an 'Award of Iraqi Minister of Information' for those who cheerfuly deny the reality. Here's something else inspired by a Saddam's Optimist[^] Regards, Martin

Thank you for drawing my attention to a really valuable site. Martin - technology believer

Do you have any clue, where on web can I find transcripts of the 1st February (afternoon local time) NASA press conference with Ron Dittemore (shuttle program manager) and Milt Heflin (chief flight director)? That was the 1st press conference dealing with technical issues of the Columbia tragedy. I have searched NASA pages, but without success. Thanks Martin

Thanks for your reply. Now I know I'm standing on the firm ground. Sometimes it's better to learn from others' successes instead of my own failures. :) Martin

A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished. [Zsa Zsa Gabor] - just kidding :) Best wishes to you and your fiancée :rose:

I've got a named pipe. One process writes to its (let's call it A) side, and the other process reads from its oposite (B) side. The process at the B side can randomly connect to and disconnect from the pipe. I'd like to prevent the A-side process from even trying to write to the pipe if the B-side process is disconnected. How can A-side process check the B-side pipe status? I have an idea of using PeekNamedPipe() with all its pointer parameters set to NULL and, when I get return value zero, interpret the result of GetLastError(), but this idea by no means seems that smart to me. Any suggestions? Is GetNamedPipeHandleState() of any use in these situations? TIA Martin

When I came back from my holidays, I found someone used my computer (Windows NT) and besides others, installed there 'something'. There were remains of InstallShield (_delis43.ini, Zdata51.dll, _ins5176._mp) in a TEMP directory. My question is how can I find out what activities were performed on my computer. Will you give me a hint where and how I should look for them. Regards, Martin