SetBusyState Method

Description

Changes the application cursor and manages the progress meter.

Return Type

A McBusyState object.

an McBusyState object which will restore the previous cursor when it is destroyed.

Syntax

object.SetBusyState ([Cursor], [ShowProgressMeter], [CursorFile])

The SetBusyState Method syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
object	An expression evaluating to an object of type McApplication.
Cursor	Optional. A mcApplicationCursor enumeration, as described in settings. The cursor the application should use until the returned object is destroyed.
ShowProgressMeter	Optional. A Boolean value. Whether the progress meter should be displayed or not. This is False by default, but calling SetProgress on the returned McBusyState object will automatically show the progress meter.
CursorFile	Optional. A String value. A .cur or .ani file to use when the Cursor argument is mcacCustom.

Settings

The settings for Cursor are:

Constant		Value	Description
	mcacCustom	0	The cursor comes from a user defined cursor file
	mcacArrow	32512
	mcacIbeam	32513
	mcacWait	32514
	mcacCross	32515
	mcacUparrow	32516
	mcacSize	32640
	mcacIcon	32641
	mcacSizenwse	32642
	mcacSizenesw	32643
	mcacSizewe	32644
	mcacSizens	32645
	mcacSizeall	32646
	mcacNo	32648
	mcacHand	32649
	mcacAppstarting	32650
	mcacHelp	32651

Remarks

This function creates an McBusyState object which will restore the previous cursor when it is destroyed.