>Larry,
>
>You can use the built-in Windows applet:
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>

declare long ShellExecute in "shell32.dll" long hwnd, string lpszOp, ;
>                    string lpszFile, string lpszParams, ;
>                    string lpszDir, long nShowCmd
>
>declare long GetDesktopWindow in"win32api"
>
>local hDCScreen
>
>hDCScreen = GetDesktopWindow()
>? ShellExecute( hDCScreen, "open", "C:\WINDOWS\SNDREC32.EXE", "", "c:\", 1 )

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>>Is there an ActiveX control that will allow me to record a sound file using a standard sound card?

Actually, the M$ Multimedia control does just what I need but thanks for your suggestion.