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  1. Apr 8th, 2002, 02:29 PM #1
    Dman
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    Mouse pointer change

    Does anyone have an example of changing a mouse pointer to an hourglass while a dataset is being fetched?
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  2. Apr 8th, 2002, 03:24 PM #2
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    I use
    VB Code:
    1. [formname].activeform.cursor = cursors.waitcursor

    it behaves a little different. I'd experiemnt from there.

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    Save/change/restore mousepointer?

    In VB6, when I'm going to do something that may take a while, I always do the following:
    VB Code:
    1. Dim MousePtr as Integer

    2.  
    3.     MousePtr = Screen.MousePointer   ' Save current setting

    4.     Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass

    5.           (do stuff)

    6.     Screen.MousePointer = MousePtr   ' Restore to previous setting

    This works like a charm and ensures that if I have nested changes I don't go setting the pointer back to default prematurely.

    How can I get and save the current cursor state in .NET and then restore that when I'm done playing?

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  4. Aug 6th, 2004, 09:31 AM #4
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    I figured it out

    VB Code:
    1. Dim MousePtr As Object

    2. MousePtr = Me.ActiveForm.Cursor    ' Save current MousePointer

    3. Me.ActiveForm.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor   ' Set HourGlass cursor

    4.     ' do stuff

    5. Me.ActiveForm.Cursor = MousePtr    ' Restore previous MousePointer
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