Using the Status Dialog Window

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Using the Status Dialog Window

Document ID: IR10003

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The information in this article applies to:

• AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 Professional Edition

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to use the Status Dialog Window.

DISCUSSION

In AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0, it is possible to display a status dialog window to your user using built in actions. This is useful if, for example, your application uses a loop that takes quite a bit of time to complete.

As an example, we will create a loop that counts to 20,000, and display a status window letting the user know the status of the count:

1. Create a button object, and add the following code to its On Click event:

   --set the minimum and maximum values
   
   
   minimum_value = 0;
   
   
   maximum_value = 20000;
   
   
   
   
   
   --Status dialog window settings
   
   
   --show the status dialog window
   
   
   StatusDlg.Show();
   
   
   
   
   
   --set the title
   
   
   StatusDlg.SetTitle("Counting from " .. minimum_value .. " to " .. maximum_value);
   
   
   
   
   
   --set the range of the meter
   
   
   StatusDlg.SetMeterRange(minimum_value, maximum_value);    
   
   
   
   
   
   --counting loop
   
   
   --set the loop control variable
   
   
   loop_control = minimum_value;
   
   
   --while the loop control variable is less than or equal to the maximum value
   
   
   while loop_control <= maximum_value do
   
   
       --set the meter position to the loop control variable
   
   
       StatusDlg.SetMeterPos(loop_control);
   
   
       --set the status text to reflect the current number     
   
   
       StatusDlg.SetStatusText("Currently Counting . . . (" .. loop_control .. " of " .. maximum_value .. ")");
   
   
       --increment the loop control variable    
   
   
       loop_control = loop_control + 1;
   
   
   end

The above code when run will count to 20,000, and display a status dialog showing the progress of the loop.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information please see the following topics in the AutoPlay MediaStudio 5.0 help file:

• Program Reference | Actions | StatusDlg

KEYWORDS: AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0, Actions, Status, Progress, Meter, Count

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Last reviewed: September 24, 2003
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