Re: I can't see my Form

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From: "Bob Butler" <tiredofit@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 09:07:21 -0700

"Hernan Batista" <HernanBatista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:0FA54D0F-5622-48B9-A6C4-DA66A03BE760@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> hi friends, I'm loading a form who connect to my database and
> retrieve all the information from a table, then I show a progress bar
> that show de progress of the load job, but the problem is that I
> can't see my form when he load, I think that is working like a
> background process because when the connection end the load work
> inmediatly appear my form with the progress bar in his maximun
> value....
>
> I want to see my form and the progress of the progress bar, Do you
> have any idea why is doing that? and how solve it?

You say you Load the form... do you ever Show it? try adding "Me.Show"
before the load starts.

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