• A5_ASCII_TABLE Function
• A5_AXCONTROL_AVAILABLE Function
• A5_Compile_Scripts Function
• A5_CREATE_SHORTCUT Function
• A5_GET_LOCAL_INFO Function
• A5_GetAppVersionNumber Function
• A5_InstallAmyuni Function
• A5_IS_DeskTopEdition Function
• A5_IS_RUNTIME Function
• A5_IS_RUNTIMEPLUS Function
• A5_IsHomeEdition Function
• A5_MDAC_VERSION Function
• A5_REGISTRATION_LICENSE_INUSE Function
• A5_Run_VBScript Function
• A5_SetAppVersionNumber Function
• A5_SHOW_VARIABLE Function
• A5_SYSTEM_ADDIN_VERSION Function
• A5_TempFileListFileName Function
• COMPILE_LIBRARY Function
• COMPILE_TEMPLATE Function
• FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_GET Function
• FUNCTION_LIMITATIONS_GET Function
• FUNCTION_PROTOTYPE_GET Function
• FUNCTIONS_GET Function
• HOURGLASS_CURSOR Function
• ON_XBASIC_IDLE Function
• PLAY_SOUND Function
• USER_VARIABLES_ENUM Function
• VARIABLE_CONTEXT_NAME Function
• VERSION Function
• Xbasic_Stack_Dump Function
• XBASIC_TRACE_END Function
• XBASIC_TRACE_START Function

HOURGLASS_CURSOR Function

Syntax

Arguments

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Logical:.T. = Turns on the hourglass cursor, .F. = The normal cursor is restored.

Description

HOURGLASS_CURSOR() turns on an hourglass cursor to indicate to the user that a task is being performed, and that he/she should wait until the task is complete. If On_Off_Flag is .T., the hourglass cursor is turned on. If On_Off_Flag is .F., the normal cursor is restored. Use this command in scripts before a long operation is started.

Example

This script turns on the hourglass cursor before starting a long operation.

hourglass_cursor(.T.)
tbl = table.current()
query.description = "Lastname order"
query.filter = "city = 'Boston'"
query.order = "LAST_NAME"
indx = tbl.query_create()
'Operation complete. Turn off the hourglass cursor.
hourglass_cursor(.F.)

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

See Also

• System Functions