Hi Ron,
The simplest way I have found to do this is use Steven Black MsgSvc, Download this from either Stevens Site or here in the files section. I also use the MsgSvcUI created by Steven P. Dingle. This can be downloaded from the compuserve forum. MsgSvcUI is an interface to the MsgSvc's table and makes creating a messagebox, wait window or progress bar very easy todo. MsgSvc also allows you to standardize your messages and share them between your applications.

I hope this helps
Bill