How to show progress bar on a windows application in C# for a windows service having unknown process time?

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How to show progress bar on a windows application in C# for a windows service having unknown process time?

I am using a windows application where there is a Run Button to start the service and Stop Button inorder to stop the same.

Here Process may take shorter and longer time which depends.

Below is my Code in C#

C#

#region btnRun_Click
       //Automate the service on clicking Run Button
       private void btnRun_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
       {
           //To show service started message on button click(Status formload boolean varaiable set)
           formload = false;
           StartServiceCheck();

           

       }
       #endregion
         #region StartServiceCheck Function
       //To check whether the Archival Automation is installed or not and if installed start the service
       private void StartServiceCheck()
       {
           startservice = false;
           serviceInstallationStatus = AS.CheckServiceInstallation(windowsservice);
         //Check Archival Automation is Installed in Services.msc
           if (serviceInstallationStatus == true)
           {
               //Start the Archival Automation installed in Services.msc
               startservice= AS.StartService(windowsservice);
               if (formload == true)
               {
                   btnRun.Enabled = false;
                   return;
               }
               //Check whether the Archival Automation is running and if so Run button will be diabled else Run button will be enabled
              if (startservice == true)
              {
                  //Disable the Run Button if Service is Already Running
                    btnRun.Enabled = false;
                    //Show message box if the Archival Automation is Already running and to shown only on Run Button Click

                  MessageBox.Show("Archival Automation is Already Running");
              }
                  //If the Archival Automation is not running
              else
              {
                  //Enable the Run Button
                  btnRun.Enabled = true;
                  //Message to be shown only on Run Button Click with status formload
                  if(formload==false)
                  MessageBox.Show("Archival Automation has been started Successfully");



              }
              btnStop.Enabled = true;

           }
           //Message Box if Archival Automation is not Installed
           else
           {
               MessageBox.Show("Archival Automation is Not Installed");
           }


       }

Posted 14-Jul-14 3:12am

Rahul 105

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[no name] 14-Jul-14 11:20am

If you are manually starting your service to do some task, what is the point of having a service at all?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Jul-14 11:55am

Agree with Was Aday. And you need to tag your UI application type or the UI library you are using. It would be pointless to try to advise on all you could possibly use.
—SA

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Maciej Los · Answer 1 · 2014-07-14T03:42:00

Solution 2

There is several types of progress bar control. Have a look here: Progress Bars[^]. The one you want to use depends on your needs. I'd suggest you to use progress bar with marquee (or animated image) ;)

Posted 14-Jul-14 3:42am

Maciej Los

Binu1985 · Answer 2 · 2014-07-14T03:46:00

Solution 3

hi check he likns
Show progress bar in windows forms application[^]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-in/library/windows/apps/hh465469.aspx[^]
http://www.aspdotnet-suresh.com/2010/12/how-to-use-progressbar-control-in.html[^]

Posted 14-Jul-14 3:46am

Binu1985

johannesnestler · Answer 3 · 2014-07-14T03:37:00

Solution 1

Hi Rahul,

Progressbar has a style for indetermined processes.

myProgressBar.Style = ProgressBarStyle.Marquee;

Posted 14-Jul-14 3:37am

johannesnestler

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Rahul 105 16-Jul-14 4:31am

Set a progress bar with Marquee style with min and max entries.Just check whether the processes is existing in the task manager and when done the progres bar will be hidden with a thread with a sleep of 2 sec just to set some time span to hide the progress bar.
Code as follows:
private void ProgressBarStop()
{
Thread.Sleep(2000);
string process = "ArchivalService";
if (Process.GetProcessesByName(process).Length == 0)
{
ArchivalprgsbrProgress.Visible = false;
lblArchivalProgress.Visible = false;
}
else
{
ArchivalprgsbrProgress.Visible = true;
lblArchivalProgress.Visible = true;
}
}