--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Luis Semedo Duarte" <CrazyMenConnected@...> wrote:

>
> Hello, and thank you for reading this message.
>
> I have a question about firebird v2.0 long running queries.
> Lets say i have to import and manipulate from another database large ammounts of data.
> Importing and manipulating the records according to my database bussines rules is not an issue, but it does take a lot of time to process it.
>
> Is there any way to output status messages back to the user/app? I mean just like MSSQL has RAISERROR() function that allows a message to be delivered without raising an exception.
>
> Is there any similar functionality is FB?
>
> Thank you for your time!
> Luis Semedo Duarte
>

So, Luis. I guess the reason that you got no responses is that there was not a good answer. I will just have to use my pulse component to let the user know that the application has not flat-lined. I don't know if that will work for you.
Jack