IFormControl.BeginOperation

Fore Syntax

BeginOperation(

Value: String;

[Layout: OperationTextLayout = 1;]

[External: Boolean = False]);

Fore.NET Syntax

BeginOperation(Value: String);

BeginOperation(Value: String; Layout: Prognoz.Platform.Interop.Forms.OperationTextLayout);

BeginOperation(

Value: String;

Layout: Prognoz.Platform.Interop.Forms.OperationTextLayout;

External: Boolean);

Parameters

Value is the text that should be displayed in the status line.

Layout is an optional parameter that determines the location of the process timer relative to the text.

External is a parameter that determines the location of the status line. False is passed by default, the status line is displayed at the bottom of the form. If True is passed, the status line is displayed outside the form and it is bound to the bottom edge of the form.

NOTE. If the form is maximized on the full screen, the status line is displayed at the bottom of the form. The value of the External parameter is ignored.

Description

The BeginOperation method activates the status line in which the text of the Value parameter, timer and animated process indicator are displayed. The status line is active till execution of the EndOperation method.

NOTE. Due to constraints on forms initialization, this method is not available, if the following combination of values is set for the form: BorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None and ShowOnTaskbar = False.