To use Pause 3 as a meter you have to update its progress. This is from R:Docs, a very valuable tool.
-- Example 08 (PAUSE Command with an Incrementing Meter) SET VAR vMeterTheme TEXT = 'R:BASE Rocks!' SET VAR vProgress INT = 0 WHILE vProgress < 101 THEN PAUSE 3 USING + 'Processing Work Load... ' + CAPTION ' ' + OPTION METER_VISIBLE ON + |METER_VALUE .vProgress + |METER_TYPE NORMAL + |METER_BACK_COLOR WHITE + |METER_BAR_COLOR NAVY + |METER_FONT_COLOR RED + |MESSAGE_FONT_NAME VERDANA + |MESSAGE_FONT_SIZE 10 + |MESSAGE_FONT_COLOR BLUE + |THEMENAME &vMeterTheme -- compute as percentage of something PAUSE FOR 1 --added for display purposes SET VAR vProgress = (.vProgress + 25) ENDWHILE CLS From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. Fritz Luettgens Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 8:42 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - AW: [RBASE-L] - Meter control Hi Bob, Ref.: to Metertype normal I use this like: PAUSE 3 USING + "CALCULATING !" + CAPTION "(c)drfl MKT-KISS " + OPTION METER_VISIBLE ON + |METER_VALUE .vProgress + |METER_TYPE BAR3D + |METER_BACK_COLOR WHITE + |METER_BAR_COLOR NAVY + |METER_FONT_COLOR RED + |BACK_COLOR WHITE + |MESSAGE_COLOR WHITE + |MESSAGE_FONT_COLOR GREEN With: SET PROGRESS ON Works, but shows me always only 25% max with bar 1/4. Then proceeds with CLS. Same results with different implementations. Fritz Von: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. November 2014 15:11 An: RBASE-L Mailing List Betreff: [RBASE-L] - Meter control Is the below the expected results? version 9.5 Meter control Meter type : Bar 3D Segment options can be set, but no segments are displayed. Percent indicator can be set and percent is displayed Meter type : Normal Segment options can be set, but no segments are displayed. Percent indicator can be set and is displayed Meter type : LED Segment options can be set, and segments are displayed. Percent indicator can be set, but percent indicator is not displayed. I wanted to have segments displayed and have a percent indicator, but have been unable to do so. Thank you, Bob
