How to display a specific text in the MS Access Status Bar

[FULVIO PELLEGRO]

The command doCmd.Echo or Application.Echo are not enabling to display a specific text in my MS Access Status Bar.
Any particular additional actions not specified in the MS Access Std Help?

[PhilOfWalton]

Something like

Call SysCmd(acSysCmdSetStatus, "Checking for an internet connection...")
 

Sets the status bar

and

Call SysCmd(acSysCmdClearStatus)
 

Removes it

Read up on the SysCmd function as you can also use the status bar as a progress meter.

I personally find the status bar is a bit insignificant, so I use my own version.

Phil

[FULVIO PELLEGRO]

Thks, it was useful !
Hope to be able to return the favor.

[jforbes]

I use this function to simplify things:

Public Sub setStatus(ByRef sStatus As String)
    ' Sets the Status Bar Text
    If sStatus = "" Then
        Call SysCmd(acSysCmdClearStatus)
    Else
        Call SysCmd(acSysCmdSetStatus, sStatus)
    End If
    DoEvents
End Sub

No big deal, just thought I would share it.