>>Hi all,
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>>I read a short article in the FP advisor lately about using an AVI to show that work is being done. It sounds like a good idea to me, and I was wondering if anyone has made such a widget. I looked at the solutions sample already, but was just wondering if there was any home grown variations for this idea. I would be interested in seeing them or atleast hearing how they were put together.
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>>Thanks!
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>>John.
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>It's pretty straightforward. Create new form, add ole control, specify 'insert control' MS animation control. In the init include:
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This.Olecontrol.autoplay=.t.
>This.Olecontrol.Open('myavi.avi')

>Great for remote views where there's no easy way of displaying a progress bar. Just put your animation form up at the start of your code and release it at the end with:
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Do Form myavifrm Name oAvi
>... Your code goes here..
>oAvi.Release

>Trick is to size your form to AVI's size. Maybe someone else has something to calculate AVI size so you could create a form that you can pass any AVI file.HTH

Thanks, I'll give it a whirl!