progressbar
progressbar
BOUNDS
,
MERCURY
,
TEMP
,
BOILING
,
INSET

The progressbar statement updates a progress bar on the current form.

Parameters

This statement has five parameters:

bounds – name of object that defines the progress bar location and size.

mercury – name of object that grows and shrinks.

temp – Current “temperature”.

boiling – Maximum “temperature”.

inset – Number of points the mercury is inset from bounds (default is zero).

Description

This statement updates a progress bar on the current form. The progress bar consists of two objects, the bounds object (usually displays a background) and the “mercury” object, which grows as process is made.

    progressbar "Progress","Indicator",47,150

Note: This statement is retained for compatibility with legacy databases, but for new applications the recommended practice is to use a Progress Indicator Object or Level Indicator Object.

See Also

- closeallasyncprogresswindows -- closes any asynchronous progress windows.
- openasyncprogresswindow -- opens a floating progress window for asynchronous operations (urltask(, timers).
- progressalert -- displays a progress alert if an operation is going to take a long time.

History

Version | Status | Notes
10.0 | No Change | Carried over from Panorama 6.0.