DC_WaitOn() with a retractable window

[Eugene Lutsenko]

Is it possible to run the DC_WaitOn() function so that the progress bar can move, hide behind opening Windows, or collapse? Or maybe there is a similar function that can do this?

[k-insis]

Privjet Mr. Lutsenko

You will need to

a) remove 'ALWAYSONTOP' parameter for DCGETOPTIONS inside dc_waiton() source
or b) modify dc_waiton() with additional parameter that turns on/off ALWAYSONTOP

express\Source\Dclipx\_dcexpl.prg ; line 564

Currently it is hardcoded as fair i see it in source

Is it possible to run the DC_WaitOn() function so that the progress bar can move, hide behind opening Windows, or collapse? Or maybe there is a similar function that can do this?

[rdonnay]

DC_WaitOn() is a very old function written before I even started writing eXpress++.

I'll see what I can do about giving you ALWAYSONTOP as an option.

[Eugene Lutsenko]

Thanks!

[rdonnay]

This is old, bad code so don't cringe when you see it. It is about 30 years old.

Here is an updated _DCEXPL.PRG with an additional parameter you can pass to DC_WaitOn().

The 12th parameter is lAlwaysOnTop. It defaults to TRUE. You would pass it FALSE.

Example:

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FUNCTION Main()

LOCAL oScrn, i

oScrn := DC_WaitOn('Building Data...',,,,,,,,,,,.f.)

FOR i := 1 TO 10
  Sleep(100)
NEXT

DC_Impl(oScrn)

RETURN nil

Copy _DCEXPL.PRG to your \exp20\source\dclipx folder and run build20.bat or build19_sl1.bat to rebuild dclipx.dll.

[Eugene Lutsenko]

Thank you very much, Roger! Health and well-being to you!