Hiding/Unhiding Labels

[Paul DeWitt]

I have a program function with 3 long steps.
I am trying to display the progress using labels and
unhiding the labels as the new step becomes active but the
progress is not displayed until the end. For Example,

lblStep1Start.Visible = true.
Me.Refresh.
' Perform work

lblStep1Finished.Visible = true.
Me.Refresh

When I do this, the labels are not shown until all the
functions have finished. How do I make the labels visible
as they finish.

Thanks

 

[Paul Laska]

Hi Paul,

You may want to try releasing the system in between large
portions of work, so it can perform the Refresh, by using
the 'DoEvents' function.

Hope that helps.

Paul Laska

 

[Marshall Barton]

I have a program function with 3 long steps.
I am trying to display the progress using labels and
unhiding the labels as the new step becomes active but the
progress is not displayed until the end. For Example,

lblStep1Start.Visible = true.
Me.Refresh.
' Perform work

lblStep1Finished.Visible = true.
Me.Refresh

When I do this, the labels are not shown until all the
functions have finished. How do I make the labels visible
as they finish.

Use Me.Repaint (possibly with a DoEvents) instead of
Refresh.