Today we will be discussing how to update information on a form in real time while code is running in the background processing the same information. For the most part, when you click a button on a form it navigates to a new form, or changes a view or displays a summary total of some values. These type of occurrences would not require a message on the screen because they would happen instantly. If however your button is processing a large block of data which may take some time to run then a message should be displayed.
If the user of the software initiates an action and sees nothing happening, they tend to re-click buttons causing aborts, incomplete results or even crashes. This can be overcome with event trapping to keep a button from being depressed while the code is running, or you rely on the message to keep the user informed.
Today’s short how to demo shows how this is easily accomplished in Alpha Software. As always, if you need help with a custom application or an application you currently manage we are able and ready to help. Contact us at
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