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Hi All

    Like Ray I am also a 'Newbie' to Euphoria, I've been playing with it =
for about 3 months now (I've even paid for the full
version so I must like it!!), however unlike him I am not a programmer. =
My only previous experience is a few=20
things (very few!) written in Rexx for both VM and OS/2. I particularly =
liked the fact that although it is an interpreted
language I could generate an exe file with little overhead on size =
(compared to REXX for example). Like Ray I took a=20
while to get into it, I found that there are so many help files that it =
can get confusing, so I often resorted to=20
seeing how the sample programs were done.

    I really wanted to say a big **THANK YOU** to everyone in the =
Euphoria community - Especially Derek for the Win32Lib..
The best thing I've found with Euphoria is not only it's ease of use but =
the fact there are *so* many example programs=20
(not to mention all the include files.. Thanks to everyone who have =
provided these) with their source code available for download.=20
This makes it much easier (when you find an example of what you want to =
do) to see what code is needed..

    As I always tend to do I just jumped feet first into Euphoria,(no =
trial programs first!!). I am a service engineer working on printers,=20
we have field engineers with laptops who often have to connect to a =
printer via Ethernet (many of our printers have a web page interface
for testing), few of them understand how to switch IP addresses around =
in Windows and with many of our offices on dynamic=20
addressing the need for something was growing.. There are lots of =
shareware type programs available for doing this but most=20
were too complicated for our purpose (or cost money!). =20

    My program started as a 2 button GUI, one to switch to a fixed IP =
address, the other sets it to DHCP (and also enables/disables
Proxies and Socks in the background), then I added 2 more options - one =
to ask them to enter a fixed address, the other
gives a window they can do a 'Ping' from.
    I'm now just finishing some additions to it where they can LPR a =
test print and they can also FTP (or LPR) a file to the
printer (used for microcode updates)..With all the comments I've just =
gone over the 1,000 line mark!!

    The initial version of the program has already been shipped to =
engineers worldwide and I've had some great feedback=20
and I'm hoping for even better feedback on the new version (preferably =
from management.. maybe money!! - I live in hope!!)

    I do have a question, there are times in my program where I am =
running a windows command in the background and
while waiting for this to complete I just want to show some kind of =
'Busy'. I am using progress bars (just as timers really)
and 'Please Wait' messages but I would like to show the usual busy =
cursor when the mouse is over the programs
window and I haven't been able to figure this out. Can anyone help?

   Regards Pete.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi All</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Like Ray I am also a =
'Newbie' to=20
Euphoria, I've been playing with it for about 3 months now (I've even =
paid for=20
the full</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>version so I must like it!!), however =
unlike him I=20
am not a programmer. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My only previous =
experience=20
is a few </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>things (very few!) written in Rexx for =
both VM and=20
OS/2. I particularly liked the fact that although it is an=20
interpreted</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>language I could generate an exe file =
with little=20
overhead on size (compared to REXX for example). </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Like Ray I took a </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>while to get into it, I </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>found that </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>there =
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>are so many help files that it can get confusing, so I often =
resorted to=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>seeing how the sample programs were =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I really wanted to =
say a big=20
**THANK YOU** to everyone in the Euphoria community - Especially Derek =
for the=20
Win32Lib..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The best thing I've found with Euphoria =
is not only=20
it's ease of use but the fact there are *so* many example programs =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(not to mention all the </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>include files.. Thanks to everyone who have provided =
these)&nbsp;with=20
their </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>source code available for =
download.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This makes it much easier (when you =
find an example=20
of what you want to do) to see what code is needed..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As I always tend to =
do I just=20
jumped feet first into Euphoria,(no trial programs first!!). I am a =
service=20
engineer working on printers, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>we have field </FONT><FONT face=3DArial =

size=3D2>engineers with laptops who often have to connect&nbsp;to a =
printer via=20
Ethernet (many of our printers have a web page interface</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>for testing), few of them understand =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>how to switch IP addresses around in Windows and =
with many of=20
our offices on dynamic </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>addressing the need for something was=20
growing</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>.. There are lots of shareware =
type=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>programs available for doing this but =
most=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>were too complicated&nbsp;for our =
purpose (or cost=20
money!).&nbsp;</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My program started =
as a 2 button=20
GUI, one to switch to a fixed IP address, the other sets it to DHCP (and =
also=20
enables/disables</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Proxies and Socks in the background), =
then I added=20
2 more options - one to ask them to enter a fixed address, the=20
other</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>gives a window they can do a 'Ping'=20
from.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm now just =
finishing some=20
additions to it where they can LPR a test print and they can also FTP =
(or LPR) a=20
file to the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>printer (used for microcode =
updates)..With all the=20
comments I've just gone over the 1,000 line mark!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The initial version =
of the=20
program has already been shipped to engineers worldwide and I've had =
some great=20
feedback </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and I'm hoping for even better feedback =
on the new=20
version (preferably from management.. maybe money!! - I live in=20
hope!!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I do have a =
question, there are=20
times in my program where I am running a windows command in the =
background=20
and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>while waiting for this to complete I =
just want to=20
show some kind of 'Busy'. I am using progress bars (just as timers=20
really)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and 'Please Wait' messages but I would =
like to show=20
the usual busy cursor&nbsp;when the mouse is over the =
programs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>window and I haven't been able to =
figure this out.=20
Can anyone help?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regards=20

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