4.1.6.4.8 HourGlassCursor

HourGlassCursor function

Prototype:

function HourGlassCursor: integer;

Description:

Displays a hour-glass cursor instead of default one. Good to use before performing operations taking a long time.

Syntax:

HourGlassCursor; / variable:= HourGlassCursor;

Part	Description
variable	A variable declared as integer

Return value:

An integer value indicating the previous cursor state.

Example:

begin

HourGlassCursor; // changes cursor to hour glass

Sleep(4000);

DefaultCursor; // changes cursor back to default

end.

// for 4 seconds the cursor will changes to Hour glass cursor

Output in Field-Map Data Collector:

hour glass cursor (in Windows 7)

default cursor