If you can estimate the time required for backup (say 45 seconds) you could use pause for 45 instead of pause 3
----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Rivkin To: RBASE-L Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 2:06 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Pause Challenge Hi everyone, I trust everyone is well based on the on-going forum dialogues. Hopefully my question is a simple one. I want to add a Pause 3 w/ gauge to a macro and am using close to the textbook example. My problem is that I cannot figure out how to clear the Gauge and move to the next Pause 3 message. The "CLS" isn't working. Here's the code... PAUSE 3 USING 'Backup in Process, Please be Patient' CAPTION ' Backup' + ICON windows OPTION Gauge_visible ON + |GAUGE_Color RED + |Gauge_Interval 10 + |MESSAGE_FONT_NAME Verdana + |MESSAGE_FONT_SIZE 10 + |MESSAGE_FONT_COLOR BLACK + |Themename Steel BLUE ) Disconnect DB set multi off ....code while DB is disconnected Connect DB CLS PAUSE 3 USING 'Backup Complete, Remove the Memory Stick' caption 'Backup' icon info I assume my problem is related to the Disconnect / Reconnect of the DB. Pause 3 with a message and no gauge works fine in the above scenario. Thanks as always, Ed
