bigcoops@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I am developing an application that queries a database for a large
> amount of data. The SQL server is not local so the time to query the
> data can take some time.
>
> Once I have the data locally, I send it to the ReportViewer to display.
> The ReportViewer then shows the "Processing" animation, and displays
> the results quickly so the animation is shown for a breif period. The
> problem is that it takes a long time to query for the data, but the
> ReportViewer animation is only shown for the time it processes the
> DataSet.
>
> I was wondering if anyone had experience customizing the ReportViewer
> control to prematurely start the ReportViewer "Processing..."
> animation. I would like to start the animation before I query the
> database for the data so the user is aware that something is happening
> during the data query.
>
> I would rather implement my own "Processing..." form, or progress bar,
> but if there is no way to control the ReportViewer control animation
> that is my backup solution.
>
> Thank you,
> bigcoops