jrodenhi wrote:

> I also used to work with MSSQL and would occasionally use RAISEERROR within a stored procedure for tracking progress. Firebird has an EVENT functionality that seems like it might provide what you need. At the moment, I am also considering how to deal with long running queries and am considering this as a solution along with a simple pulse component to let the user know that the program has not died.
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Events are only dispatched at commit time.

see you !

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