>it does not update automatically you have to set the progress
>programmatically from time to time (as the job advances)
>this is done by the value property
>so basically - first you set the min and max properties to the boundary
>values (default 0 and 100) and then just update value
>
>Arnon
>>
>>Actually, I figured out how to add the control to my form, but how do I
>>activate it. I have a form that appends info to several files, and I want
>>the status of each append to show on the progress bar. Is there code I need
>>after each append command to activate the ActiveX progress bar control?
>>
>>Please email direct to: mwilliams@bande.com
>>
>>Thank You for your help!
>>
>>

MS has a document that goes over doing exactly this. The document can be found at www.microsoft.com/vfoxpro under demo scripts. The title of the article is "Demo Script: Using the ProgressBar Control in Visual Foxpro"