Mike Copeland wrote on 2012-02-10: > Many applications (not just VFP) when run on Windows 7 trigger display > of the "Not responding" status message on the application's title bar if > the application gets busy for an extended period. And, depending on what > you click on at that point, the "offending" window may become "shaded" > sort of a milky white...I guess it's Windows 7's attempt at showing that > the program is in distress or something. > > Usually it's an issue with running reports in VFP....lots of data > flowing back and forth between server and workstation...more than 10 > seconds elapses and the dreaded "Not Responding" is displayed. > > This, not surprisingly, causes concern with the end user. > > Most users assume this means "locked up" and start doing things they've > always been trained to do...reboot at all costs. Obviously this is not a > good thing if dbf files are open at the time, and a time-waster. > > So, my point is this: Does anyone know how to either > a) turn this stupid error message off completely, or > b) extend the Windows 7 timer to be a little more lenient? > Yes, it also happened with XP, and 2000, too, but they seemed to be a > LOT more generous before declaring a crisis! > > (And, yes, I know that end-user training is part of the solution...it's > just that even after being told to "be patient...it's okay", the jokes > and snide comments about the VFP application "is using a walker," "needs > some Viagra," etc., are getting old.) > > Thanks for any WAGs or wisdom! > > Mike >
Mike, Fix the application. If you are collecting data to later hand to a report, give them a progress bar. If the select statement is rather long, SET ESCAPE ON and allow VFP to show the progress bar. If the report is getting the data, it should be handed data since it takes too long. The UI thread is blocked, since VFP is not multi-threaded, selects that take a long time will cause this behavior. Tracy Pearson PowerChurch Software _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
