How to block the computer during a save??

[em07189]

Hi everyone!

How can i make the computer to block while the user is doing a save to the application i'm building?

I mean the user cant do anything else in the computer while the my application is making save, the applicattion cant loose the focus.

Thanks.

[.paul.]

try this:

Public Class Form1
 
    Declare Function apiBlockInput Lib "user32" Alias "BlockInput" (ByVal fBlock As Integer) As Integer
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        apiBlockInput(1) 'block input
        'do your save
        apiBlockInput(0) 'unblock input
    End Sub
 
End Class

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

Please explain why your application cannot lose focus while saving? This is a little unusual.

[JuggaloBrotha]

Hi everyone!

How can i make the computer to block while the user is doing a save to the application i'm building?

I mean the user cant do anything else in the computer while the my application is making save, the applicattion cant loose the focus.

Thanks.

That sounds like a really poorly designed save routine. If there's a lot of processing that cant be optimized better, you could at least do it in a background thread.

[Shaggy Hiker]

If you do block the computer during save, then you had better not allow that save to fail poorly.

[MaximilianMayrhofer]

Lol 'On Error Continue'.