well never mind. I figured it out.
It's "SET CONSOLE OFF" issue.
On command window its setting has no effect, but in a form it does.
Thanks
>The following, from Form.CommandButton.Click(), works fine for me:
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>?? chr(7)
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>HTH,
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>Hilmar.
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>>Hello all.
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>>when I issue chr(7) in the command window it DINGS.
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>>however in my form it does not.
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>>What settings do I need to set for my form so it will DING?
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>>Thanks
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