I'm working on a MapBasic/Access hybrid application that uses DDE to communicate between the applications. A key element in the design is that MapInfo is not directly linked to any Access tables, but because of this independence sometimes when a process is started in Access (e.g. display some data in a form) it takes more than a few seconds to complete. Meanwhile, the user is looking at a MapInfo interface wondering what, if anything, is happening since he clicked on the map feature or menu to display some informaiton in a dialog form.
So I need some way to alert the user that the process is actually working in the background and to just sit tight until the expected result happens. Typically you do this by changing the cursor to an hourglass and disabling cursor clicks. Does anyone know a way to do this in MapBaisc? Is this a job for Windows API functions or is there a simpler way? TIA, - Bill Thoen _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
