This is a little better. I made a form method called PlayWav and do this:

	#DEFINE SND_SYNC 0x00
	#DEFINE SND_ASYNC 0x01

	Parameters cSndFile

		Declare Integer sndPlaySound in WinMM.DLL ;
			String cSoundName, ;
			Integer uFlags		
		If VarType(cSndFile) != "C"
			Return .f.
		EndIf
		If Empty(cSndFile)
			Return .f.
		EndIf
		sndPlaySound( cSndFile , SND_ASYNC )	

Now you get sound and don't have to wait. The only thing I am concerned with is that I am declaring the integer every time this is called, and am not sure if I am eating resources when I do this.... George? Ed?