andymurf2000@... wrote:

>
> Hi Guys,
>
> Anyone have any sample Delphi code to use for the following, its way
> over my head!
>
> I wanna do a 'select count(*) from the server to count record no.s in
> large datasets.
>
> I do however want to do this in a different thread so the user can
> get on with sorting out the data and the record count doesnt hold
> things up.
>
> Any ideas?

Andy,

I would use a separate TIB_Cursor for this and set the Callback Properties
so, that the user can continue his work. So you wont have to deal with treads.

Harald