Re: Forms MESSAGE() built-in
Date: 1996/01/25
Message-ID: <4e9170$iih_at_spectator.cris.com>#1/1
Mike J Cox <mike_at_kane.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> >
>> >My experience is that messages don't display until control is passed
>> >back to the user, and the form is waiting for more input. I think it
^^^^^^^^^^
>> >is really Windows, and not the Form, that is part of the problem. If
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> >you find a sure-fire solution, please post it for everyone to see.
>> >
>
>If you want the message to display there and then, then follow it with
>synchronize;
>
>Hey presto
Not for me. I have some trigger code which takes about 8 seconds to
complete. I put "MESSAGE('Working..', no_acknowledge, synchronize)" at
the beginning. It's at least 7.9 seconds before I see the "Working..."
message.
>
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Received on Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00:00 CET