Use the ActiveX Progress Bar OCX Control (254478)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0

This article was previously published under Q254478

SUMMARY

Progbar.exe is a sample that provides Visual FoxPro code to control and use the ProgressBar control (Mscomctl.ocx) in a form.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Release Date: Apr-26-2000

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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This form demonstrates how to use the ProgressBar control. The code examples provided in the ProgressBar Help file are all written in Microsoft Visual Basic. This example translates the Visual Basic code into Visual FoxPro code. The essential functionality of the examples is not changed, but some additional code is added to more clearly demonstrate certain functionality.

To run the form, do the following:
  1. Download the self-extracting executable file and expand the Progbar form and Readme.txt files.
  2. Run the form.
  3. Click the Run Example command button. The segmented ProgressBar appears horizontally across the top to the form.
  4. Click the Toggle Scrolling button to change the Scrolling property to Smooth, and click the Run Example command button again.
  5. Click the Change Orientation button and then click the Run Example command button. Note that the ProgressBar now appears along the left-hand side of the form.
  6. Click the Toggle Scrolling button and then click the Run Example command button. Note that the ProgressBar now appears along the left-hand side of the form, but it appears segmented.
  7. Click Exit to close the form.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/5/2004
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