Using progress bar

[singoi]

Hallo friends,

I am new to VB6. i have created a programm which is successfull. now the problem is i want to keep a Progressbar where i can kow that the programm is still running.

the running process is taking 5 minutes.

how to write a programm for this 5 minutes of running time.

what r the controls i am supposed to use.

Please i need help in this friends,

Thanks in Advance.

Singoi

 

[Andrzejek]

To get the progress bar control, in VB menu:

Project - Components...

(you can also Right-Click on a toolbox to get there)

select
Microsoft Windows Common Controls 5.0

You will get a few new controls on your toolbox, one of which is a Progress Bar.

Have fun

---- Andy

 

[TipGiver]

Hello,

I am new to VB6 - It is a suggestion that you should learn vb.NET 2k3 or 2k5, if there is no problem (money, your company etc).

the running process is taking 5 minutes - How are you so sure on that time? Isn't it depending on the host CPU? Or the whole process is handled by e.g. timer controls?

what r the controls i am supposed to use - If you know where it stops then a pbar is good...

Dim i as integer
progressbar1.minvalue = 0
progressbar1.maxvalue = 10000
For i = 0 to 10000
progressbar1.value = i
next i

... and accurate. If you do not know, just inform the user the the pc is running and not stuck. To do this use a simple gif animation...

processrunningGif.visible = true
' your process
DoEvents()
processrunningGif.visible = false


(The progressbar that you see while windows start, is included in Visual Studio .NET 2005; "marquee" style. This is not a reason to buy it.. just mentioned. You can think of creating your own "progress bar" control.)
Hope i helped.

 

[MattSTech]

TipGiver,
>It is a suggestion that you should learn vb.NET 2k3 or 2k5,

Don't praise the machine...

Matt