[AccessD] Timer Event

I have to say that it's pretty lame, has bugs, and I've not look at it since
for ever. In any case, like SysCmd it depends on you knowing how many steps
there are to begin with.

Lambert 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:03 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Timer Event

http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/Otherdownload.asp?SampleName='ProgressBar
.mdb'

...Lambert has a pure Access code progress bar sample app that uses the API
rather than a timer ...might be what you are looking for.

William
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From: "Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:23 PM
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
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Subject: [AccessD] Timer Event

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> Dear List:
>
> The client would like a progress box to display during a lengthy 
> calculation
> - can take up to a minute and I told him that some kind of indication 
> should appear on the form so the user knows something is happening.
>
> I implemented one solution which is OK.  I have a sub which adds a 
> period to a text box on the calling form.  And so I can lace calls to 
> that routine throughout the calculations.  Problem is that it doesn't 
> produce these periods in equal time intervals.
>
> So what he really wants now is a progress indicator that would change 
> every
> 1/4 second or so, and when it got to its maximum length would start 
> over again.  Not a difficult thing to do.
>
> I thought I could use the timer event on the form that calls the 
> calculation, but the calculation is in a Public module and so, while 
> it is running, the timer event doesn't trigger.
>
> Is there a way around this or another approach?
>
> MTIA
>
> Rocky Smolin
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> Beach Access Software
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