On 5/19/06 12:38 PM, "Theodore H. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I got a progress bar, for an operation. > > The operation has several sub operations. > > Unzip, analyse, cleanup. > > I'm trying to make the progress bar be smooth, so that it doesn't > just jump past a quick unzip, and then really take ages during the > analysis. But to do that, I need to know how long the analysis will > take. > > The duration of the analysis is dependant on the size of the > information that needs to be analysed. > > Now, to know how long the analysis will take, I need to unzip the > data first. So, basically, I can't before hand know how long the > analysis will take, but only during the main operation can I get a > refined estimate of how long is left. > > I guess that's a bit like software development, you got a rough idea > of how long it'll take, but only once you started doing enough work > will you really know how long the job will take! > > So, what should I do? Maybe during the initial unzip set the progress bar to a barer-pole, then after unzip you can calculate the needed time and adjust the max accordingly. -Seth -- <http://www.realopen.org> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
