How Do I Attach A Progress Bar To A Document Viewer When It Loads A .Docx File

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I have a ProgressBar control, I want it to show itself loading when a user selects a document to be viewed from a combo box list. Instead of the application freezing, I want it to show the status of the percentage the document viewer is loading until it finally loads and then the progressbar dissapears

Posted 1-Sep-14 2:14am

matmape

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Leo Chapiro · Answer 1 · 2014-09-01T02:48:00

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You can use the BackgroundWorker class, which simplifies the handling of background threads when you are working with WPF:

BackgroundWorker and ProgressBar demo[^]

BackgroundWorker Threads and Supporting Cancel[^]

Posted 1-Sep-14 2:48am

Leo Chapiro

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matmape 1-Sep-14 9:58am

BackGroundWorker is not available in WPF toolbox