Display a Custom Progress Bar

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will teach you how to use the Microsoft ActiveX ProgressBar control that comes with Access. I don't like using external controls, however. So, I'll teach you how to create your own custom progress bar using a text box.

Melissa from San Diego, CA (A Learning Connection Member) asks: I have a monthly report that I run which requires a series of action queries, imports, and exports that takes forever. Is there any way I can show some kind of a progress bar so I know how far along it is?

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I'll show you how to create a cool-looking 3D progress bar with shadowing, the percent complete, and an ABORT button to cancel the loop.

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• Sleep VBA: https://599cd.com/sleep
• Developer 18: https://599cd.com/acd18

Update

• If your system is missing the ProgressBar Control, you can download it from Microsoft here. Installation instructions are on that page.

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