Justin, I prefer event-driven designs rather than one that rely on poling. Can the external process that creates the files in the shared directory launch a process that uses pqinsert(1) to add them to the product-queue? Just my $0.02 worth. (Might be worth less. :-) Regards, Steve Emmerson Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: QST-811359 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed