> Hi All,
>
> I am making a file manager type of application and am trying to
> duplicate Windows Explorer's behaviour when copying files; ie, display
> a second form with the copy files animation.  As it is copying files,
> it should show the file name and folder.  For testing purposes I am
> sleeping for 1 second to simulate a file being copied.  My problem is
> that when I run the code, the labels do not change to reflect the file
> names until the very end, when only the last filename will be
> reflected.  However, if I put a message box before the sleep, the
> labels get set as I expected.  I have tried using a timer and a long
> loop instead of the sleep, and I have also tried a textbox instead of
> a label, but all produce the same behaviour.  Here is the offending
> code - it is called by a loop which loops through all the files to be
> copied.
>
> Public Sub ProcessFile(ByVal root As String, ByVal pathToFile As
> String)
> Dim fi As New FileInfo(pathToFile)
> lblFileBeingProcessed.Text = fi.Name
> lblFromDirectoryToDirectory.Text = "From '" & root & "' to '" &
> root & "'"
> 'MsgBox("Copy File: " & root & fi.Name)
> System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000) ' Sleep for 1 second
> bytesProcessed += fi.Length
> ProgressBar1.Value = Math.Min(100, Math.Round(bytesProcessed /
> bytesToProcess * 100))
> myParentForm.ListBox1.Items.Add("Copy File: " & root & fi.Name)
> End Sub
> Thank you
>

> Hello peter.m***@rci.rogers.com,
>
> The label gets updated when the message to repaint it is processed.  So massage
> the message pump.  Application.DoEvents.
>
> -Boo
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am making a file manager type of application and am trying to
> > duplicate Windows Explorer's behaviour when copying files; ie, display
> > a second form with the copy files animation.  As it is copying files,
> > it should show the file name and folder.  For testing purposes I am
> > sleeping for 1 second to simulate a file being copied.  My problem is
> > that when I run the code, the labels do not change to reflect the file
> > names until the very end, when only the last filename will be
> > reflected.  However, if I put a message box before the sleep, the
> > labels get set as I expected.  I have tried using a timer and a long
> > loop instead of the sleep, and I have also tried a textbox instead of
> > a label, but all produce the same behaviour.  Here is the offending
> > code - it is called by a loop which loops through all the files to be
> > copied.
> >
> > Public Sub ProcessFile(ByVal root As String, ByVal pathToFile As
> > String)
> > Dim fi As New FileInfo(pathToFile)
> > lblFileBeingProcessed.Text = fi.Name
> > lblFromDirectoryToDirectory.Text = "From '" & root & "' to '" &
> > root & "'"
> > 'MsgBox("Copy File: " & root & fi.Name)
> > System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000) ' Sleep for 1 second
> > bytesProcessed += fi.Length
> > ProgressBar1.Value = Math.Min(100, Math.Round(bytesProcessed /
> > bytesToProcess * 100))
> > myParentForm.ListBox1.Items.Add("Copy File: " & root & fi.Name)
> > End Sub
> > Thank you
> >