Hi Leslie,

so I made a new form - just one buttom - nothing else.

pushbutton:

1. enumRTLConstants(":priv:__tblRTLConstants.db")
2. read ":priv:__tblRTLConstants.db" in TCursorInMemory
3. delete ":priv:__tblRTLConstants.db"

4. dataBase handle to my SQL Server (MS SQL 2008 R2 via ODBC)
5. drop temp table #PerformanceCheck
6. create new #PerformanceCheck
   itemSQL = 
      SQL
         CREATE TABLE #tblPerformanceCheck
            (    ID INTEGER
               , GroupName varCHAR(32)
               , ConstantName varCHAR(48)
               , TypeName  varCHAR(48)
               , Value varCHAR(64)
               , PRIMARY KEY (ID))
      endSQL
7. Start time measurement liZeit = CPUClockTime() 
8. scan tcInMem
     Insert INTO #PerformanceCheck every record
     2375 single SQL Statements
   endScan
9. Stop Time measurment liZeit = CPUClockTime() - liZeit
10. Check #tblPerformanceCheck
11. clean up 

On my machine about 8400 MS, on my Notebook about 330000 ms.
If the user moves the mouse out of the Paradox Windows everything is much
faster. So my Workaround:

workaround
==========
Change 8. 
   pntMouse = getMouseScreenPosition()
   setMouseScreenPosition(-10,-10) 
   scan tcInMem
     Insert INTO #PerformanceCheck every record
     2375 single SQL Statements
   endScan
   setMouseScreenPosition(pntMouse ) 

On my machine about 7900 MS, not much of a difference, but on my Notebook
about 11000 ms. This is 30 times faster!
It is a new Notebook, i5 processor.


So I tried setCapture:

setCapture
==========
uses "user32.dll"
   SetCapture(hWnd cLong) cLong
   ReleaseCapture() cLong
   FindWindow(ClassName CPTR, WindowName CPTR) CLONG 
endUses

Change 8.
   liHandle = FindWindow("PDOXWINDESKTOP", app.getTitle())
   SetCapture(liHandle) 
   scan tcInMem
     Insert INTO #PerformanceCheck every record
     2375 single SQL Statements
   endScan
   ReleaseCapture()

No difference. Still very slow. still flickering mouse. 
Should I try to use another Windows handle. I tried a DOS Window - no difference.
I think, the executeSQL is the reason for the flickering.

Any ideas? 

Thanks a lot!

Thies


Leslie <"ViaThe List"@NOSPAM.com> wrote:
>Strange as this was a common solution back in the day especially with a

>Sybase database.
>
>Are you sure you specified an appropriate Window Handle - remember a 
>hidden Window cannot be used but also it should not be one of your 
>current Windows either because they are likely the problem.
>
>So assuming all is ok with the hWnd then it implies that somewhere in 
>the Paradox system (in all probability in your code) the Mouse Messages

>are in fact triggering an action which causes the delay.
>
>You have just about proven this fact by your statement that if the user

>moves the mouse back over the Window, after you programmatically moved 
>it, while the SQL job still runs then it slows.
>
>To be more specific, my guess is that either a Window or a Field is 
>trapping and acting upon either the WM_MOUSEMOVE or WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 
>messages. Unless you are using TrackMouseEvent() to enable WM_HOVER and

>WM_LEAVE directly.
>
>So, to be certain I would use WinSpy++ to see what messages are being 
>sent to which underlying Window while the flickering occurs.
>
>Lastly, what happens with the performance if you just hide the mouse 
>cursor does performance improve or not.
>
>It is an interesting problem.
>Leslie.
>
>On 26/04/2018 9:36 PM, Thies Grimm wrote:
>> Hi Leslie,
>>
>> very nice idea, but doesn't work.
>>
>> As Workaround I use something like this (moving the mouse off the Desktop):
>>
>> pntMouse = getMouseScreenPosition()
>> setMouseScreenPosition(-10,-10)
>>
>> ... doing my SQL-Jobs ...
>>
>> setMouseScreenPosition(pntMouse)
>>
>>
>> The disadvantage is that there is no mouse at all during the SQL-Jobs,
but
>> as long as the user doesn't move the mouse back it is fast - much faster.
>> On the Notebook 10 times faster!
>>
>> I would love to get any idea how to solve that issue in a better way.
>>
>> Thies
>>
>>
>>
>> Leslie <"ViaThe List"@NOSPAM.com> wrote:
>>> Try SetCapture() and ReleaseCapture()
>>>
>>> On 25/04/2018 12:45 AM, Thies Grimm wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> How can I stop the mouse flickering during SQL-jobs.
>>>> When I move the mouse out of the paradox-window the action is almost
two
>>>> times faster!
>>>> SetMouseShape(NoMouse, True) doesn’t work either delayScreenUpdates.
>>>>
>>>> Thies
>>>>
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