George,

I was searching the UT for a 'simple' thermometer program/class and I came across your solution in message 616923 on 7th Feb. 2002. It could be the solution I am looking for, but I cannot get it to work!

My test code is as follows...

SET PROCEDURE TO Therm1 ADDITIVE && the code below is in Therm1.prg
loTherm = CREATEOBJECT('therm',50,"Thermometer window")
loTherm.visible = .T.


Could you point me in the right direction as to how to deploy the thermometer? I have looked at loTherm in debug window, and the object appears alive and well. If only I could see it!


TIA
Alan Harris-Reid


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*-- Class: therm (c:\program files\microsoft visual foxpro 7\ida\classes\therm.vcx)
*-- ParentClass: form
*-- BaseClass: form
*-- Time Stamp: 06/22/98 03:55:10 PM
*-- Thermometer
*
DEFINE CLASS therm AS form


Height = 87
Width = 328
ShowWindow = 1
DoCreate = .T.
AutoCenter = .T.
BorderStyle = 2
Caption = ""
ControlBox = .F.
Closable = .F.
MaxButton = .F.
MinButton = .F.
Movable = .F.
*-- Denominator used to define the width of the bar and the label
n_denominator = 0
Name = "therm"


ADD OBJECT backshape AS shape WITH ;
Top = 36, ;
Left = 15, ;
Height = 34, ;
Width = 300, ;
BackStyle = 1, ;
BorderStyle = 0, ;
BackColor = RGB(255,255,255), ;
Name = "Backshape"


ADD OBJECT label1 AS label WITH ;
FontBold = .T., ;
FontName = "MS Sans Serif", ;
Alignment = 2, ;
Caption = "Label1", ;
Height = 18, ;
Left = 117, ;
Top = 45, ;
Width = 93, ;
TabIndex = 2, ;
ForeColor = RGB(0,0,255), ;
BackColor = RGB(255,255,255), ;
Name = "Label1"


ADD OBJECT foreshape AS shape WITH ;
Top = 37, ;
Left = 15, ;
Height = 32, ;
Width = 0, ;
BackStyle = 0, ;
BorderStyle = 0, ;
DrawMode = 10, ;
FillStyle = 0, ;
BackColor = RGB(255,255,255), ;
FillColor = RGB(0,0,255), ;
Name = "ForeShape"


ADD OBJECT text1 AS textbox WITH ;
BackStyle = 0, ;
Height = 38, ;
Left = 12, ;
Top = 33, ;
Width = 304, ;
Name = "Text1"


ADD OBJECT label2 AS label WITH ;
AutoSize = .T., ;
FontName = "MS Sans Serif", ;
FontSize = 8, ;
Caption = "Processing...", ;
Height = 15, ;
Left = 14, ;
Top = 11, ;
Width = 63, ;
Name = "Label2"


*-- Update thermometer
PROCEDURE updatetherm
LPARAMETER p_newnumer

LOCAL n_pct, n_barwidth
n_pct = (p_newnumer / Thisform.n_denominator)
n_barwidth = INT(300 * n_pct)
Thisform.ForeShape.Width = n_barwidth
Thisform.Label1.Caption = TRANSFORM(ROUND(n_pct * 100, 0), '###%')
Thisform.Refresh
ENDPROC


PROCEDURE Init
LPARAMETERS pn_denom, pc_msg
LOCAL n_args
n_args = PARAMETERS()
This.Label1.Caption = '0%'
Thisform.n_denominator = pn_denom
IF n_args = 2
Thisform.Label2.Caption = pc_msg
ENDIF
ENDPROC


PROCEDURE text1.When
RETURN .F.
ENDPROC


ENDDEFINE
*
*-- EndDefine: therm
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