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While preparing a report, I want to show the user the program is processing data. There are two ways:

1) Put the processing section in a separate function and use MessageWait( ) to show what is happening. I prefer not to do that if possible
2) Use CursorWait( ) and CursorArrow( ) in line to show that work is taking place. Unfortunately the CursorWait( ) function is not changing the cursor

Here are the steps:

1) Get initial input ( ie. dates )
2) CursorWait( )
3) Fill a temporary data file with information drawn from other files
4) CursorArrow( )
5) Create and display the report.

Step 2 just keeps showing the CursorArrow. Any thoughts on this ?

Tim:

mi experiencia con cursorwait(), cursorarrow()...

al utilizarlos como mencionas:


los procesos de consultas a querys en mysql eran demorosos, al sacarcos de los programas, las consultas mejoraron en mas de 150% en velocidad
asi que opté por sacarlos de todos los programas.

una idea, puedes utilizar:



para decirle al usuario lo que esta pasando en tus procesos


saludos

Tim,

1) Step 3 is calling cursorArrow() somewhere, directly or indirectly. To confirm this try changing your cursorArrow() to cursorHand() and then see if it changes back to an arrow.

If it does, then try searching your step 3 code, but it could be in Fivewin code, so you may need to comment out sections of Step 3 to try to isolate where it is happening. I always try to do a binary search thing, but commenting out half the code, then the other half. Then if you find which half, comment out half of it, and so on.

2) Maybe try adding a sysrefresh() right after CursorWait()

James

James Bott wrote:
2) Maybe try adding a sysrefresh() right after CursorWait()

James, if I'm not mistaken a sysrefresh() will cancel out CursorWait(). It would be like calling CursorArrow(). In fact any update to the screen will cancel out CursorWait()

The right way to change the cursor is to assign it to the underlying window or dialog:

oWnd:oCursor = ...

Cursor...() functions are just for very short time processes