How do I...make the mouse play "busy "anims while my form is busy loading

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i tried google for an answer but i dont know if im searching it the right way , my forms take a while to open(POS system - so it loads alot of sql tables ect ect)so while it loads i want to make the mouse play that "busy" animation like xp had the hourglass where as 7 - 8 have that spinning O , or like a progress bar that plays when clicked on the button to go to the next form , to show the user that its busy and didnt hook . ;) thanks in advance

Posted 14-Oct-15 1:49am

jamesmc1535

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Krunal Rohit · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-14T02:01:00

Solution 1

This might help you:

C#

// Set cursor as hourglass
Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;

// Your time-taking code here...

// Set cursor as default arrow
Cursor.Current = Cursors.Default;

C# Windows Form is Busy[^]

-KR

Posted 14-Oct-15 2:01am

Krunal Rohit

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Philippe Mori 14-Oct-15 13:06pm

Or UseWaitCursor on the form.

jamesmc1535 15-Oct-15 8:28am

thanx :) worked exactly as i wanted to

Krunal Rohit 15-Oct-15 8:29am

Glad to help. :-)

-KR