Eric:
 
I *know* I can change the INACT variable.
 
However, this loses if it really *does* go INACTIVE.
 
WHat I ended up doing was adding another ParseDRAIN variable,
*and* modifying LSV$LMNR to say basically
 
if (parseINACT or parseDRAIN then signal INACTIVE;
 
I just thought I'd bring it to you (and the lists) attention.
 
BTW - yet ANOTHER 'just modify the parse in LMON SYSVARS' gotcha:
 
The code as shipped doesn't deal with RSCS's that insist on returning
 
LINK xxxxxxxx INACTIVE
 
when 'xxxxxxxxx' is the link name with LEADING blanks to make a constant
8 wide.
 
And yes, I was able to figure this one out too - just mentioning it
for the NEXT person who may trip over it - took me 15 minutes of
editing in SAY statements before I clued in (but then, this WAS at
2AM).
 
                                  Valdis