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  1. Jun 28th, 2000, 09:25 PM #1
    yosemite
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    I am using 'vbHourglass' to set the cursor to an
    hourglass during the data retrieval.
    It doesn't work.
    I am using the statement -

    Screen.mousepointer = vbHourglass

    at the start of the Form_Load, and then set it back
    to vbArrow at the end of the procedure.

    Has anybody seen this type of problem ?

    Thanks
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  2. Jun 28th, 2000, 09:29 PM #2
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    The only problem I could think of is that you call a sub that resets the mousepointer.
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  3. Jun 28th, 2000, 09:31 PM #3
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    You procedure probably goes by really fast which does not allow much time for the Hourglass to show.
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  4. Jun 28th, 2000, 09:35 PM #4
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    I am setting the vbHourglass in the sub that reads data
    from the database.
    Actually the read takes almost a minute. So I really need
    the hourglass to be shown.
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  6. Jun 28th, 2000, 09:42 PM #5
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    Try adding a "DoEvents" (cures almost everything) or "Me.Refresh" after seting the cursor.
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    Well the mousepointer must be over your form to be shown as a hourglass, if you have it invisble it will show a normal cursor. Actually doevents won't do anything in this case, by not having any threading at all your mousepoint wont return to nomal if you move your mouse outside the form
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