IDS PROGRESSIVE FUND INC, 497J, 1997-12-01

IDS PROGRESSIVE FUND INC
497J, 1997-12-01

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December 2, 1997



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

ATTN:  Ms. Patsy Mengiste, Document Control - EDGAR

Re:     IDS Progressive Fund, Inc.
        File No. 2-30059/811-1714

Dear Ms. Mengiste:

Registrant certifies that the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not
have differed from that contained in the most recent Registration Statement or
Amendment, and the text of the most recent Registration Statement or Amendment
has been filed electronically.

Sincerely,

IDS PROGRESSIVE FUND, INC.



Leslie L. Ogg
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

LLO/KB/ARW