>Bret
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>That's the frustrating part of this problem. The info is obviously available because with "Talk on" it appears in the graphical status bar. We want that same info to plug in to our actixex version of the status bar.
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>We get extra points for pretty (the application - not us)
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>Bob
Cant help you there, what we use is a pretty please wait message box. You could incorporate a animated bmp on the box, sort of a visual clue something is happening.