Startup takes a long time?

Chaps, When someone starts my script on a slow pc, they get a black DOS window for a while. This then minimises, (because of Tk, and I haven't found a way of stopping this, yet), I then open it, and print "Loading, please wait...". Unfortunately, on very slow machines, there is quite a long time with just the black DOS window, and nothing telling the user that the script is working. This has led to problems, because they assume that nothing is happening. I assume that the long pause is because I've used perlapp to create a freestanding executable, and the script is loading up all the modules that I've used. Is there any quick way to put up something that will pacify a Stupid User (TM)? Thanks. R.

Could have been a LOT worse :) Mike http://mikebeauchamp.com "Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:atna64$qhg$[email hidden]...

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> AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!! > > Oh well, it's taken me well over 10 years to finally make _that_ mistake! > (Wrong newsgroup). > > Sorry :-) > > R. > > > > "Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:atna0p$qe0$[email hidden]... > > Chaps, > > > > When someone starts my script on a slow pc, they get a black DOS window > for > > a while. This then minimises, (because of Tk, and I haven't found a way

of > > stopping this, yet), I then open it, and print "Loading, pleasewait...". > > > > Unfortunately, on very slow machines, there is quite a long time withjust > > the black DOS window, and nothing telling the user that the script is > > working. This has led to problems, because they assume that nothing is > > happening. > > > > I assume that the long pause is because I've used perlapp to create a > > freestanding executable, and the script is loading up all the modulesthat > > I've used. > > > > Is there any quick way to put up something that will pacify a StupidUser

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> > (TM)? > > > > Thanks. > > > > R. > > > > > >

Wrong newsgroup? Dang I guess I can't tell ya how to fix it then... dave henrie "Mike Beauchamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:7eKL9.36880$[email hidden]...

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> Could have been a LOT worse :) > > Mike > http://mikebeauchamp.com > >... > > AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!! > > > > Oh well, it's taken me well over 10 years to finally make _that_

mistake! > > (Wrong newsgroup). > > > > Sorry :-) > > > > R. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.427 / Virus Database: 240 - Release Date: 12/6/02

In article <7eKL9.36880$[email hidden]>, "Mike Beauchamp" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Could have been a LOT worse :) > >Mike >http://mikebeauchamp.com > >"Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:atna64$qhg$[email hidden]... >> AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!! >> >> Oh well, it's taken me well over 10 years to finally make _that_ mistake! >> (Wrong newsgroup). >> >> Sorry :-)

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