That works. Seems like a lot of overhead just to dispaly an antimated gif but....

Thanks a lot Sergey.

>>I am not sure I understand. Do you mean compile the progress bar into a com exe or the call to the sp. It was my understanding that a com exe can't have a UI?
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>Compile the Progressbar class it into a COM EXE. A COM DLL cannot have UI, a COM EXE can.