Embedded Progress Bars in Forms

[SStrange]

So I have a form I have been working with which brings data from files (mostly excel; some .csv) and populates my tables (clearing old data). There are some file conversions and whatnot as well. The problem is, I want to be able to make this easy to understand for others when things are complete. I would like to add a progress bar beside each button/step showing on the form where people could see that all of the importing and updates are complete. I have a found some code but I was wondering if anyone had anything that they used for this in the past?

Thanks,

 

[Tubal]

SStrange,

Try using two text boxes. The first should be fixed width, border. The second should be the same height, and same top-left corner, backColor (green), no border. Change the width of the box to match the progress.

 

[Micron]

A rectangle is often used for this, sometimes along with a textbox like Tubal suggests. It's mostly about what design you prefer since the rectangle is flatter in appearance. You may find that whatever is going on in the background happens too fast for the screen to update your form progress bar, so a pause and form repaint might be required between phases. If you divide the overall width by the number of phases, you can calculate the increments needed, but it will jump from one length to the next, not be a gradual transition like you might be expecting.