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echo: delphi
to: BART BROERSMA
from: STEVE BATSON
date: 1996-12-18 12:36:00
subject: Message dsiplaying...

BB> Qestion: How do I display a simple messagebox like thing, without any 
BB> buttons or other controls, that will display a message and will be 
BB> removedfrom the screen after some other task (copy files) is complete 
BB> ?(Delphi 1.0)
BB> Like:
BB> ...
BB> DisplayMessage;
BB> ...
BB> OpenTheFiles;
BB> CopyTheFiles;
BB> CloseTheFiles;
BB> ...
BB> RemoveMessageFromScreen;
BB> ...
BB> Any suggestions ?
Why not create a form that is hidden at runtime. When the task occurs, show 
the form with your message. When the task is complete, have it hide the form. 
I am sure you can do something with the Windows API as well, but Im not sure 
how. 
Steve
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