WAITDIALOG.CREATE Function

Syntax

Create as P([message_lines as N [, style as C [, width as N ]]])

Arguments

message_lines Numeric

The number of lines to allow below the progress bar for text messages, maximum of 3.

styleCharacter

Wait dialog style to use. Can be one of the following:

Percent: A standard progress bar display that shows the degree of completion
Repeating: The progress bar builds from the left, disappears, and then builds again
Bounce: The progress bar shuttles left to right, then right to left, and repeats continuously

widthNumeric

Defines the width of the Xdialog waitdialog.

Description

The .CREATE() method creates and displays the {WAITDIALOG} dialog box with progress bar.

Example

dim p3 as waitdialog
p3.create(3,"bounce",500) 'set with width to 500
p3.set_color("dark green")
p3.Set_Bottom_Message("This is the bottom row message - line1." + crlf() + "Line2")
p3.Set_Message("This is the top row message.")

'to close the waitdialog
p3.close()

Limitations

Desktop applications only.