"Martin" <x@y.z> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My code has a long operation to do, and I want to let other windows
messages
> be processed whilst I do that operation. Casting my mind back 10 years, I
> can't remember the call to do this.
>
> Can some one tell me the answer?
>
> Thanks
> Martin
>
>

"Imran Koradia" <nospam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> you could use Application.DoEvents(). But as experts in this (and other
> dotnet groups) would agree, You should avoid using DoEvents and rather use
> Threads. Read up on threads - it shouldn't be too much of an effort. In
the
> end, it'll be worth it.
> The idea is to have your long operation run on a seperate thread so that
the
> main thread (one that the UI is running on) is free to process window
> messages.
>
> hope that helps..
> Imran.
>
> "Martin" <x@y.z> wrote in message
> news:eJhiSimoEHA.2684@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > My code has a long operation to do, and I want to let other windows
> messages
> > be processed whilst I do that operation. Casting my mind back 10 years,
I
> > can't remember the call to do this.
> >
> > Can some one tell me the answer?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Martin
> >
> >
>
>