progress bar problems

[eddie mcmullen]

Hi
The following routines for creating and updateing a progress
bar work fine in Windows98 but not in Windows98.Any insight would
be appreciated.
Eddie

SUB progress_init(hParent AS LONG,hInstance AS LONG,PBYPOS AS LONG)
DIM LPARAM AS LONG
LPARAM=6553600
HPROGRESSBAR=CREATEWINDOWEX(0,"MSCTLS_PROGRESS32","PROGRESSBAR",%WS_CHILD OR %WS_VISIBLE,_
40,PBYPOS,300,30,hParent,%NULL,hInstance,BYVAL %NULL)
SENDMESSAGE HPROGRESSBAR,%PBM_SETPOS, 0,0
SENDMESSAGE HPROGRESSBAR,%PBM_SETRANGE,0,LPARAM
SENDMESSAGE HPROGRESSBAR,%PBM_SETSTEP, 1,0
END SUB

SUB progress_step
SENDMESSAGE HPROGRESSBAR,%PBM_STEPIT,0,0
END SUB

SUB progress_reset
SENDMESSAGE HPROGRESSBAR,%PBM_SETPOS,0,0
SHOWWINDOW HPROGRESSBAR,%SW_SHOW
END SUB

SUB progress_hide
SHOWWINDOW HPROGRESSBAR,%SW_HIDE
END SUB

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[eddie mcmullen]

oops!!
I meant to say it works okay in 98 but not in 98.
I tried updateing the common controls dll but that was not
the problem.
Eddie(again)

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[Lance Edmonds]

Uhhh... can you describe the actual problem and which version of 98 it does not work on?

Thanks!


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Lance
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[eddie mcmullen]

Wow!I can't say anything right this morning.
What I have meant to say both times is that the progress bar
works fine in Windows98 but fails(doesn't appear) in Windows95.
Maybe I haven't had enough coffee.
Eddie

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[Lance Edmonds]

Ok, what is the return value of CreateWindowEx()? If zero, check GetLastError() to see the extended error code... You can look up these errors in WIN32API.INC - they start with "%ERROR_".



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Lance
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[Dennis Pearson]

How about another method...

I sometimes use a label, change the font to Marlett, and fill it with the letter "g"...

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Dennis
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[Borje Hagsten]

Or another, another approach. See 3D progress bar sample at http://www.tolken99.com/pb/pbfile_e.htm

Also a DDT sample of using boring MS control there..


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[eddie mcmullen]

Thanks for all the replys,fellow PB'ers.The support on this
forum certainly beats Microsoft and Borland.
I have had success using EZGUI but I have recently migrated to
Ed Turner's Meta4GL visual designer which requires you to learn
how to manipulate(and sometimes create) controls.I like Ed's VD
because everything can be done from the IDE i.e. no code pasting.
I have put together a library of common functions that I use with
Meta4GL that I will post soon.
Cheers/beers
Eddie

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[Russ Srole]

Eddie,

I posted 3d progress bar code for Ezgui 2.0 on Chris' Code forum.
It's inspired by Borge's progress bar in Poffs. It works in
NT 4.0 win2k and 98se. Haven't tried it in 95.

Russ Srole

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