> -----Original Message-----
> From: S Mahmud [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 11:51 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: How to display output in the same screen position
>
> Dear all,
>
> I was wondering if there is any way to display output in the
> same screen
> position (same x and y coordinate). I want to output the
> record number to
> the same screen spot to give the illusion of a progress
> counter during a
> lengthy process.
>
> Regards,
>
> Salah
There is, as far as I know, no way to do this in Stata's usual output
window. There is no way to make Stata "back up" in the window. You can
do this, after a fashion, with the -window control- commands.
The following is a simple example; see the programming manual for
-window control- for much more.
****** BEGINNING OF myprog.ado **********************
program define myprog
window control clear
window control button "Do It" 10 10 30 18 DB_doit
window control button "Cancel" 50 10 30 18 DB_ca
window control static DB_text 10 50 50 20
global DB_doit "DoIt"
global DB_ca "exit 3000"
global DB_text " "
capture window dialog "Sample dialog" . . 140 100
end
program define DoIt
forval i=1/10 {
*
* DO TASK HERE
*
forval j=1/10000 { }
global DB_text "Counter Value: `i'"
window dialog update
}
exit 3000
end
**** END OF myprog.ado ******************************
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