Friday, May 11, 2007 Tip of the Day: Using New GAUGE Options for PAUSE Command
Supported Versions: . R:BASE 7.6 for Windows (Build: 7.6.1.30504 or higher) . R:BASE C/S:I 7.6 for Windows (Build: 7.6.1.30504 or higher) . R:BASE Turbo V-8 for Windows (Build: 8.0.15.30504 or higher) If you are running a routine and don't know exactly how long it is going to take, now you may use the new GAUGE options to display a cooooool gauge with custom theme and colors. Here's how: Example 01: http://www.rbase.com/rbg76/PAUSE3_GAUGE_Razzmatazz.jpg -- Start here CLS PAUSE 3 USING 'Calculating ... Please Stand By ...' + CAPTION ' Pause 3 with Gauge ' ICON APP + OPTION GAUGE_VISIBLE ON + |GAUGE_COLOR [R218,G228,B246] + |GAUGE_INTERVAL 10 + |MESSAGE_FONT_NAME VERDANA + |MESSAGE_FONT_SIZE 10 + |MESSAGE_FONT_COLOR BLUE + |THEMENAME Razzmatazz -- Put your code, that takes a lot of time, here ... -- Use CLS command to clear the PAUSE 3 with gauge RETURN -- End here Example 02: http://www.rbase.com/rbg76/PAUSE3_GAUGE_RBASERocks!.jpg -- Start here CLS PAUSE 3 USING 'Calculating ... Please Stand By ...' + CAPTION ' Pause 3 with Gauge ' ICON APP + OPTION GAUGE_VISIBLE ON + |GAUGE_COLOR 2708091 + |GAUGE_INTERVAL 10 + |MESSAGE_FONT_NAME VERDANA + |MESSAGE_FONT_SIZE 10 + |MESSAGE_FONT_COLOR RED + |THEMENAME R:BASE Rocks! -- Put your code, that takes a lot of time, here ... -- Use CLS command to clear the PAUSE 3 with gauge RETURN -- End here Example 03: http://www.rbase.com/rbg76/PAUSE3_GAUGE_SteelBlue.jpg -- Start here CLS PAUSE 3 USING 'Calculating ... Please Stand By ...' + CAPTION ' Pause 3 with Gauge ' + ICON WINDOWS + OPTION GAUGE_VISIBLE ON + |GAUGE_COLOR RED + |GAUGE_INTERVAL 10 + |MESSAGE_FONT_NAME VERDANA + |MESSAGE_FONT_SIZE 10 + |MESSAGE_FONT_COLOR WHITE + |THEMENAME Steel Blue -- Put your code, that takes a lot of time, here ... -- Use CLS command to clear the PAUSE 3 with gauge RETURN -- End here Have fun implementing GAUGE options in your R:BASE 7.6 and Turbo V-8 applications! Very Best R:egards, Razzak.
