"Ivan Debono" <ivanm***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I know that the VB docs say it's not possible, but is there a way
(API-wise)
> to display a nonmodal form on a modal form?
>
> This is my problem:
>
> I have a form that performs various day end & month routines including
> searching and preparing records and calling tons of reports. There is no
way
> to speed up this because I call stored procedures and it's up to SQL
server
> to finish when it feels like.
>
> This form is modal because I don't want that the user clicks anywhere else
> to close the form, but must click on the Close button.
>
> Due to the time required to prepare records, etc., I need to show some
sort
> of progress form.
>
> Any ideas to solve this problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Ivan
>

"Ralph" <nt_consultin***@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
> "Ivan Debono" <ivanm***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eoBcQshgFHA.2644@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I know that the VB docs say it's not possible, but is there a way
> (API-wise)
> > to display a nonmodal form on a modal form?
> >
> > This is my problem:
> >
> > I have a form that performs various day end & month routines including
> > searching and preparing records and calling tons of reports. There is no
> way
> > to speed up this because I call stored procedures and it's up to SQL
> server
> > to finish when it feels like.
> >
> > This form is modal because I don't want that the user clicks anywhere
else
> > to close the form, but must click on the Close button.
> >
> > Due to the time required to prepare records, etc., I need to show some
> sort
> > of progress form.
> >
> > Any ideas to solve this problem?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ivan
> >
>
> The simplest solution is to reverse ownership - a la a 'Splash Screen'.
> Display a screen announcing coming events and providing a bail-out if
> needed. When your data is ready, hide the splash and display the completed
> form.
>
> As an aside, note that with large data intensive apps there are two
possible
> delaying processes. One is the fetching of data and the other is loading a
> control with the fetched data. You didn't mention the total amount of data
> your app is managing, but it is always possible that while an app might
> 'need' 80,000 rows of something - it doesn't necessarily need to display
> 80,000 rows. It is often useful to refactor an application to remove 'data
> processing' routines from a 'presentation' class (a form) into separate
> data-providing classes.
>
> hth
> -ralph
>
>

"Ivan Debono" <ivanm***@hotmail.com> wrote
> Hi all,
>
> I know that the VB docs say it's not possible, but is there a way (API-wise)
> to display a nonmodal form on a modal form?
>
> This is my problem:
>
> I have a form that performs various day end & month routines including
> searching and preparing records and calling tons of reports. There is no way
> to speed up this because I call stored procedures and it's up to SQL server
> to finish when it feels like.
>
> This form is modal because I don't want that the user clicks anywhere else
> to close the form, but must click on the Close button.
>
> Due to the time required to prepare records, etc., I need to show some sort
> of progress form.
>
> Any ideas to solve this problem?

>Hi all,
>
>I know that the VB docs say it's not possible, but is there a way (API-wise)
>to display a nonmodal form on a modal form?
>
>This is my problem:
>
>I have a form that performs various day end & month routines including
>searching and preparing records and calling tons of reports. There is no way
>to speed up this because I call stored procedures and it's up to SQL server
>to finish when it feels like.
>
>This form is modal because I don't want that the user clicks anywhere else
>to close the form, but must click on the Close button.
>
>Due to the time required to prepare records, etc., I need to show some sort
>of progress form.
>
>Any ideas to solve this problem?

>Hi all,
>
>I know that the VB docs say it's not possible, but is there a way (API-wise)
>to display a nonmodal form on a modal form?
>
>This is my problem:
>
>I have a form that performs various day end & month routines including
>searching and preparing records and calling tons of reports. There is no way
>to speed up this because I call stored procedures and it's up to SQL server
>to finish when it feels like.
>
>This form is modal because I don't want that the user clicks anywhere else
>to close the form, but must click on the Close button.