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prevent multiple clicks

this is a .net 2003 c# windows form project.
there is a menu button called "search"
it does a lot of stuff and takes some time. i need to prevent the form from allowing the user to click on it multiple times while it is searching.

i have set the cursor to WaitCursor. i have also set the menu enabled to false. neither seem to work. the form seems to queue the clicks until it is ready to process the next.

the only thing i have found to work is to set the visible to false while it is searching. this is a really inelegant solution. anyone else have any suggestions on how to fix this problem?
Jul 17 '06 #1
1 1796
my friend says i might have done something wierd with the form to make it permanently listen. is that even possible?
Jul 17 '06 #2

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