How can I display a friendly "please wait" message to the user, while running a time consuming module at the back end?
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Try to display some .GIF file while the process is going on.
How can I display a friendly "please wait" message to the user, while running a time consuming module at the back end?
Is the time-consuming task being done by your program, or are you calling something else, which doesn't return for a while?
Also, what version of VB are you using?
One simple way you can do it is by using a label saying that the process is still running and set the visibility of the label to False when the process ends. Or if it is just for a short while, you can just set your cursor to hourglass.
MousePointer = 11
how its done in Using MSACCESS and VB in one of the programs that i have helped write.
create a simple form, with the text you want to display
Put the time consuming code into the form, so that it runs when the form is activated.
On the next line of code, close the form.
so when you want to run the code, open the form, and the code runs, then the form closes.
There are other ways but this is the way i have seen it run. you could probably do it without moving the code but i am not sure
I had googled looking for an easy way to have a please wait...message appear. That label suggestion worked great!
Thanks.
m
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One simple way you can do it is by using a label saying that the process is still running and set the visibility of the label to False when the process ends. Or if it is just for a short while, you can just set your cursor to hourglass.
MousePointer = 11
Could anyone explain this? How do you set your mouse to hourglass?
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Hi James,
use this : -
Me.MousePointer = vbHourGlass
-
' To make it Normal:
-
Me.MousePointer = vbNormal
-
Regards
Veena
Hey,
Have you seen ever fading message which ask user to wait for a while if not then try this you will get happy to see this which help you a lot.
GOOD LUCK
ALI
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