I think that rolling your own is the best. I have been meaning to do
it as well, partly because all the windows copy thingys lock up the
app. I would prefer the app to be able to respond to mice and
things while copy is in progress.
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Subject: Re: [DUG]: Progress while copying files
> At 10:38 am 15/12/00 +1300, Colin Dillicar said:
> >>>>
> Copying files in Delphi is not a problem. Showing the progress of the
> copying on a progress bar seems to be more difficult.
>
> If any of you can properly describe the process I'd be delighted.
> <<<<
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>
> I have only 2 suggestions for this:
>
> 1. Use a TAnimate component to simply give feedback that the files is being
> copied.
>
> 2. Use BlockRead and BlockWrite to handle the file copy yourself. Back to
> the bad old days where we used to have to do everything by hand - back when
> us programmers used to live [cockney voice] "in't paper bag in't middle of
> road, 'n we had to lick road for breakfast each morning before work"
>
> But I'd suggest just using a TAnimate to show file copy - its what Windows
> does.
>
> Steve
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> Steve Peacocke
> With the Vizslas Amongst Kiwifruit, Avacados, Pheasants and Quail in the
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Rohit
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