One suggestion would be to create a user form with a a big text box. Update or clear the contents of the text box as you go, and close it when the process is complete. You may want to use more than one text box on this form for different font color/sizes. Something to grab the user.
Shawn M. Yeaton Technical Support Boston Software Systems Direct: 978.921.9037 AIM: BWS Support www.bostonworkstation.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adams, Ernest Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 12:53 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [Talk] Display message to user The Message Box is modal; that is, it requires a response from the user before program execution continues. What Scott White is looking for is a modeless dialog: One which will appear, permit execution to continue, and be closed programmatically when the waited-for event occurs (or the user closes it manually). sorry! -----Original Message----- From: Corinna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 12:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Talk] Display message to user Use the vb msgbox function Msgbox("The message text,style,title) Thanks, Corinna Robertson Boston Software Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.bostonworkstation.com The Essential Tool for Healthcare Integration 866-653-5105 ext. 8 508-653-5105 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of White, Scott A Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 12:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Talk] Display message to user Good afternoon, Can you provide me with an example of code to do the following? I want to show the user a message on their screen during different steps in the script. I've received call after call when the script was doing nothing more than waiting 30 seconds or for the next prompt to pop up after processing MEDITECH records. The user thought the script was hung and then cancelled it. SEVERAL times. I'd like to pop a window ontop of EVERYTHING that says: "Waiting 35 seconds for record processing." Later, I have another scenario where I have it wait for a MEDITECH error check: "Waiting for results of error check... this could take up to 1 minute" Then I'd like these messages to disappear after then next event or a certain time. Any ideas? Thanks, Scott **************************************************************************** *********** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachmentsmay contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify Saratoga Hospital immediately by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments.
