You must uses this in a method.

For example

ConnectionAvailable() As Boolean
// the code I sent


In your project you can say

If ConnectionAvailable = false then
    // skip update code
else
    // here the update method
end if


Johan

On 09/04/2007, at 12:10 PM, Joshua Coventry wrote:

> With your syntax I get an error on the return true/false  
> statements. :-/
>
> On 9 Apr 2007, at 10:58, jis wrote:
>
>> I simply use
>>
>>    dim http as new HTTPSocket
>>    http.yield = true
>>    dim temp as String = http.get("http://www.apple.com";, 5)
>>    if len(temp) > 0 then
>>      return true
>>    else
>>      return false
>>    end if
>>
>> Johan Simons
>>
>> On 09/04/2007, at 10:56 AM, Joshua Coventry wrote:
>>
>>> How do I check if the user of my program has an active Internet
>>> connection? My program can check for updates online, but if the user
>>> does not have any Internet connection, it makes the application
>>> beachball (I'm on OS X) and it keeps doing that unless I force quit
>>> the app. Any suggestions on how to prevent this behavior?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Joshua Coventry
>>> http://lowendmac.com/coventry/

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