Re: status display
Re: status display
- Subject: Re: status display
- From: Ric Phillips <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:30:48 +1000
On 18/9/01 9:01 AM, "Andrew Simpson" <email@hidden> wrote:
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anyone have an idea of how to display status in a processing script.
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my script is extremely busy but from all outward appearances it doesn't look
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like its doing sweet *&@# all,
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does anyone know a simple way to display info on the screen without needing
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user interaction to clear.
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something like a label on a form in vb or a status bar. but something that
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hovers on the OS desktop.
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is this a big ask?
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p.s the event log being open isn't really an option.
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Andrew.
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You can do it with DialogDirector (free OSAX) easy once you get the hang of
it, but a steep learning curve. I also believe there is a simpler progress
bar OSAX out there somewhere, but I haven't used it.
Ric Phillips
Computer Laboratory Support Officer
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
La Trobe University
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