> Since I also have to do other things in both threads, I
  > don't want the DosRead()-call to block.

 JdBP>   Set the pipe to non-blocking mode (as documented in your
 JdBP> CP Guide and   Reference).

Can you also tell me how to do this? Maybe I overlooked something, but I
can only find this information for named pipes, not unnamed pipes.

Regards, Ruud 

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