Bill,

Why not use the progress bar ActiveX control that comes with VFP? Are you using VFP 5.0? If you're using 3.0, sorry. But if you're using 5.0, it comes with a bunch of nice ActiveX controls that you really should check out. I've used the progress bar and it is really easy to use. You can size it, too. Or use two on a form, one for current process and one for total job. Just a few ideas for you.

Look in the CtrlHelp folder under VFP, in the CtrlRef help file for information on using this and many other controls. And they're all free!

Dana

>Hi all,
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>I have an application where I need to copy zipped files across a wan. These copies can take from 30 seconds to 10 minutes. I would like to put in some kind of visual indicator for the user so they know what is going on and be able to guess how long it will take. A progress themometer would be nice, but I would at least settle for the style of message box that shows the papers flying across into the folder. At least then, they would know something was going on.
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>I thought there might be an Active-x control or maybe an API call ?
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>Thanks,
>Bill