[AccessD] Display message while processing information

I'm guessing that your function runs a loop  which appends records one by
one to the temp table. In which case, if you know how many records will be
processed in the loop, are a decent guestimate, you can use SysCmd to give
the user a progress bar on the bottom left corner of the Access window.

pseudo code
...
Dim nRecords as Long
Dim nCurrentRecord as Long

	nRecords = SomeNumber ' your estimate or an actual count
	nCurrentRecord = 0
	SysCmd acSysCmdInitMeter, "Creating Temp Table, please wait...",
nRecords

	' For Loop is just for example. you might use a Do Loop or whatever.
	' The For loop conveniently increments the counter, in any other
loop
	' you'd need to do that manually : nCurrentRecord = nCurrentRecord +
1

	For nCurrentRecord = 1 to nRecords
		' Process the data
		SysCmd acSysCmdUpdateMeter, nCurrentRecord
		DoEvents
	Next nCurrentRecord
	SysCmd acSysCmdClearStatus

If you cannot get an exact record count number, then a good over estimate
will still let you display a moving progress bar which tells the user things
are happening.

HTH

Lambert

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Joe Rojas [SMTP:JRojas at tnco-inc.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 06, 2003 12:26 PM
> To:	'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
> Subject:	[AccessD] Display message while processing information
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> 	Access 2000 (mdb)
> 
> I have a function that generates a temp table that is populated with
> information for a report. What I would like to do is have a message
> displayed on the screen saying something like "Generating Report..." or
> something to that extent, to let the user know that Access is "working"
> and
> not just locked up or something. I tried in the past to achieve this with
> a
> small form, but the form did not always load properly or completely while
> the function was churning away.
> 
> How can I achieve this while having the form load completely? 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Joe Rojas
> jrojas at tnco-inc.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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