Need advice on hiding the main window.

[mikej336]

I have an application that ftp's signature bmp's from a signature capture device. One problem that I am having is that the ftp process can take several moments depending on several factors.

My idea is to hide or minimize the interface once the ftp process is iniated to allow the user to go back to work with the as400 application that calls my program.

I found the WindowState Property and can set it to Minimized. Is this a good method or should I be looking at something else?

Thanks

Mike

 

[Sorwen]

If it works for you go for it. You could hide or set visible = false then get all fancy and have a notify icon that tells you the progress in the system tray or a whole host of other options. That is all just window dressing though. There is nothing wrong with just using the WindowState to set it to minize unless you don't want them to be able to view the form while it is running it's ftp.

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