Eric, I use a multithreaded program but I don't access the Zip component from different threads at the same time so I guess the multithreading issues shouldn't worry me. Trevor Thomson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Engler" <englere@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 12:44 PM Subject: [delphizip] Multi-threading > Does anyone actually use the Delphi Zip DLLs in a > multithreaded program? > > I've been researching this and according to several > web sites there are some reliability problems with > TLSAlloc (allocates local storage for threads). One > site said it might work 64 times in a row, and fail > on the 65th try. > > I'm considering the idea of releasing only non-threaded > DLLs, but perhaps making the threaded DLLs available > only on a special request basis. > > Please tell me what you think! > > Eric