In message ID <007701bdbcf0$5c594890$027f65c0@...> on 7/31/98, Tom wrote: :Is it ok to dispose of the Handle then stuff data into it after that? No. Once the handle is disposed of, it's not pointing to any real memory. If you stuff data into it, you could be overwriting anything. - sent via BulkRate (http://members.aol.com/gregneagle/bulkrate/)