Hi Bob/Tom,
Thanks for your replies... sorry I didn't reply sooner, I couldn't get onto this site for some reason last week...

Bob,
Sorry, but it's still double-dutch to me. I still don't understand what code I need to place where to integrate it with my own code.

Tom,
Similarly, using the status bar would be ok I guess, but how do I integrate it with my code to make it work?

I've since used a different approach so I can draw a line under the project and hand it over... I just activate a new screen that states 'Your report is running... Please wait' Obviously this is not perfect, as there is no progress indication, and if it freezes, there's no help, but at least it's calms peoples nerves initially!

I'd still be interested to learn how to do what I'm trying to do, but I understand if you guys don't want to explain it all again in novice-speak!

Thanks for all your help.

Regards,
Gareth