>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?

Maybe you are eating the resources ....

Could you declare SndPlaySound in the startup routine of the application and use it all over the application (forms, prgs) ?? What do you think ??

alonso