VB6 Control for showing percentage usage

[newora]

Hi There,

Could someone please point me in the right direction - I have been away from VB6 for a while and I have a specific requirement that I can not seem to obtain using the standard enterprise edition controls.

I basically need a column in a datagrid or something similar to a progress bar where I can make the background colour either green or red (for a certain portion of the width of the column or panel) and then superimpose a percentage display (numeric io.e. 28%) on top of it in another colour.

This column / box will be used to indicate if a tool is nearing the end of it useful life by having a green background if it is still within a determined production limit, or red if it is above a determined production limit. The amount of the background that needs to be filled in green will depend upon how close it is to the end of it's life.

I have attached a copy of an screen dump that I am trying to duplicate - I think that this system is running on linux.

Thank you for any pointers.

 

[HughLerwill]

The SSPanel Control (or an array of them) hidden away in THREED32.OCX (on the vb6 installation disk if not already installed) should be able to do what you require.

 

[newora]

Great, thank you for that - I will look into it now.
I have the sstabstrip available but do nt remember seeing the sspanel,so maybe I will have to install it.

Thanks Again.

Andrew

 

[HughLerwill]

If it is installed THREED32.OCX should be listed as 'Sheridan 3D Controls' under Project menu - Components in the vb6 IDE.

 

[strongm]

None of the Sheridan stuff is installed by default. The controls can be found in \Common\Tools\Vb\Controls on the VB6 CDs

 

[newora]

Hi Guys,

Great all installed ok thanks and it seems pretty easy to work with as well.

A couple of other questions please, if you do not mind - apologies for asking dumb stuff but I am a bit rusty on VB 6.

I am thinking that it would be nice to have a flexgrid control on the screen, which I can populate with the appropriate data into columns. I am basicaly trying to duplicate exactly (or as near as possible0 the example screen shot above).

My only issue here is that I am not sure if it is possible and if so how) to place a sspanel control into a column of a flexgrid (or data grid for that matter).


Thanks again

 

[HughLerwill]

>to place a sspanel control into a column of a flexgrid

You cannot do that but you may be able to place/ position sspanels over the cells in the required column so that they appear as part of the Grid.

 

[HughLerwill]

There is some code at FAQ222-3262: MS Flexgrid Tips and Tricks which shows how to position a textbox over a FlexGrid cell; you may like to adapt it.

 

[newora]

Great, thank you very much again Hughlerwill - I will analyse the code later tonight.

Many thanks again.