Thanks to all who tired to help me. DOEVENTS did the trick I think cos now it works beautifully.
The process relates to an earlier query on ProFox where I asked if anyone knew of a progress bar/system when downloading a file. This urlFeedBck is really cool Cheers Sytze On 6/21/07, Derek Kalweit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > mfile="winkiss-upgrade.exe" > > thisform.Caption="Downloading "+mfile > > thisform.label1.Caption="Download starting ...Please wait! It may take > > a little while to find the server!" > > thisform.Refresh > > > >From the command prompt, this works fine, but as soon as I compile the > > application into an EXE file, it leaves out the label1.caption and > > does not give me the urlFeedBck > > (basically a Wait Window nowait message) > > It DOES update the thisform.Caption > > Do you have an event loop? Basically, do you have a READ EVENTS > executed in your code? If not, this is the behavior you will see, I > believe-- the form will stick around while VFP code is actively > executing, and then the application will exit if there is no READ > EVENTS. Without a READ EVENTS entry, you'll have no message loop in > your app, and therefore things like refresh, DOEVENTS FORCE(I > believe), label writes, etc. won't work. > > > -- > Derek > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
