Thanks David,

I'm not sure if it will allow me to terminate the playing of a WAV file or determine if it is still playing, but it will work better than the SET BELL TO in that processing can continue while it is playing.

>Ashley,
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>There's an article on my website showing how to use the sndPlaySound() WinAPI function. You do have a little more control that way.
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>>I was really referring to playing the WAV file via the SET BELL TO command and turning it off or playing it in a loop as part of progress bar routine.
>>The requirement for this is trivial and I would avoid using an Active-X in this situation.