Hello,

I am sort of new to this aspect of .NET so please forgive me if that's a FAQ.

I have a Windows Form that has to perform a lengthy operation when the user clicks a button.
While the operation is in process, the user will not be able to do anything else from the UI but I still want the UI to pump messages (so it can be moved, etc.)

What is the best way to implement it in C#?

Thank you.


Best wishes,
Alex.

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Alex <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I am sort of new to this aspect of .NET so please forgive me if that's a FAQ.
>
> I have a Windows Form that has to perform a lengthy operation when the user clicks a button.
> While the operation is in process, the user will not be able to do
> anything else from the UI but I still want the UI to pump messages
> (so it can be moved, etc.)
>
> What is the best way to implement it in C#?

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/threads
and particularly
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/t...winforms.shtml

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Hello Jon Skeet [C# MVP],

Do u think it helps him
Let's play high and suggest him to read smth like this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...383773-8813403




>> I am sort of new to this aspect of .NET so please forgive me if
>> that's a FAQ.

J> See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/threads
J> and particularly
J> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/t...winforms.shtml


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Michael Nemtsev <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Do u think it helps him

Yes, I suspect so. It's certainly helped plenty of other people get to
grips with threading.

> Let's play high and suggest him to read smth like this
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS.../qid%3D1127378
> 857/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-0383773-8813403

I don't see why - you don't need to use a book to learn threading. I
certainly didn't.

If the OP has any further questions, he can always ask them here.

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Hello Jon Skeet [C# MVP],

>> Do u think it helps him
J> Yes, I suspect so. It's certainly helped plenty of other people get
J> to grips with threading.

agree

>> Let's play high and suggest him to read smth like this
>> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS.../qid%3D1127378
>> 857/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-0383773-8813403
J> I don't see why - you don't need to use a book to learn threading. I
J> certainly didn't.

Just to give him source where he can extend his knowlege, coz multitreading
is a vast area.
I take a position that each of use beside just practice should read a couple
books to get basis

J>
J> If the OP has any further questions, he can always ask them here.

Thats why we are here

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Michael Nemtsev <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >> Let's play high and suggest him to read smth like this
> >> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS.../qid%3D1127378
> >> 857/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-0383773-8813403
> J> I don't see why - you don't need to use a book to learn threading. I
> J> certainly didn't.
>
> Just to give him source where he can extend his knowlege, coz multitreading
> is a vast area.
> I take a position that each of use beside just practice should read a couple
> books to get basis

Personally I think it's worth trying it with the aid of tutorials and
pages such as mine before spending money on books. It could well be
that there's enough information there for everything the OP wants.

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Michael Nemtsev <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Let's play high and suggest him to read smth like this
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...383773-8813403

I was considering buying that book but Amazon.co.uk only lists one buying
option - a used copy at 120 GBP! That's 215 USD according to XE.com.

Had a quick look at a couple of other (UK) sites and apparently it's out of
print.

Hello Jon,

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Michael Nemtsev <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Do u think it helps him
>
> Yes, I suspect so. It's certainly helped plenty of other people get to
> grips with threading.
>
>> Let's play high and suggest him to read smth like this
>> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS.../qid%3D1127378
>> 857/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-0383773-8813403
>
> I don't see why - you don't need to use a book to learn threading. I
> certainly didn't.
>
> If the OP has any further questions, he can always ask them here.

Just a quick explanation.

I am familiar with threading but not with their implementation in the ..NET framework.
Most of my threading experience is under Win32.

The link is helpful but I would like some more insight about the benefits and drawbacks of each method.


Best wishes,
Alex.

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Alex <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Just a quick explanation.
>
> I am familiar with threading but not with their implementation in the .NET framework.
> Most of my threading experience is under Win32.
>
> The link is helpful but I would like some more insight about the
> benefits and drawbacks of each method.

What do you mean by "each method" in this case? What alternatives are
you considering?

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Hello Jon Skeet [C# MVP],

Maybe he is interesting how is interruption queue and clock interrups realised
in unmanaged code?

>> I am familiar with threading but not with their implementation in the
>> .NET framework. Most of my threading experience is under Win32.
>>
>> The link is helpful but I would like some more insight about the
>> benefits and drawbacks of each method.
>>
J> What do you mean by "each method" in this case? What alternatives are
J> you considering?

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