"Drew, Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It's not a problem if I read the whole rowset into memory and then start > sending it, but this can cause massive memory usage and time delays. It's > not such a big deal if it's not possible, I'll just have to use a Microsoft > style progress bar (i.e. one that keeps resetting).
Or present the number of rows processed so far rather than a traditional progress bar. That way, you impress people with how fast it's processing without resorting to what looks like a progress bar but really isn't (the MS style). Derrell