hello Darin.

I have seen a Jedi component that seems to do what you need. It's called
dbProgressBar, but I have not used it. I only mention it because I have seen
the component in the tool bar

Good luck!

On 10/27/06, lec_sas <lec_sas@...> wrote:
>
> Apparently I am not receiving any e-mails from the group at all. If
> anyone had any replies to my question, can you post it on the forums
> thread?
>
> Thank You
>
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com<firebird-support%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "lec_sas" <lec_sas@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > I am currently using the embedded DLL, and I am working on a data
> > import routine. I create an external table (Create table name external
> > file "random.txt") and use an "insert into select from" statement.
> > (INSERT INTO TABLEA(F1,F2) SELECT e_F1, e_F2 FROM e_TableA). This
> > works fine, however what I wish to do is to track the progress of the
> > query in real time. For example, if the user is importing 15 million
> > records, I would like to provide visual feedback (progress bar, etc)
> > showing the current number of records imported. This way I can
> > increase the progress bar in real time as the records are being
> > imported into the destination table.
> >
> > My first idea was to put an AFTER INSERT trigger to update an
> > integer field in a random table and each time the trigger would
> > execute, it would increase the count by 1, I could then query that
> > field in real time. This didn't appear to work and I assumed it was
> > because all the trigger updates didn't get committed until the parent
> > query (insert into select from) was completed.
> >
> > My second idea was to use events, however I read that events are
> > also under transaction control, and that recurring events are not even
> > queued up.
> >
> > I have read many web pages that would suggest Firebird has support
> > for an autocommit mode, would this help me get around my transaction
> > control problem? Also, how would I set the autocommit mode using the
> > embedded DLL. Also, is there anyone who would have any alternative
> > suggestions to provide real time feedback of the records imported?
> >
> > Thank You
> >
> > Darin
> >
>
>
>



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Saludos,
Fernando Salaices.


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