Thread: creating a "information processing" feel

sleep(1000);

(might be sleep(1), don't remeber if its secs or millisecs)

I believe it's located in dos.h

VC doesnt have Dos.h. You'll be looking for Sleep() I believe (Note the capital).

Also, if you're actually processing something then sleep isnt what you're looking for. You just want to add a new '.' to the line as things get done. Could be wrong here.

printf("Processing");
DoSomething(stuff);
printf(".");DoSomethingElse(morestuff);
printf(".");
DoSomethingMore(andstuffandstuff);
printf(".");

printf(" Done\n");

If you're just after a delay in the app where dots get displayed, then Sleep() is what you're after.

Perhaps I am missing something, but Sleep() doesn't work either. Here's what I got, but the compiler still complains.

Code:

bool Id::verify(int, int){
	
	                if(id % 2 == 0 && pin % 2 == 0){
		student s;
		Menu start;
		Sleep(1);
		cout << ".......";
		Sleep(1);
		cout << "...";
		start.printMenu();
		return true;
	}

The Sleep function suspends the execution of the current thread for a specified interval.

VOID Sleep(
DWORD dwMilliseconds // sleep time in milliseconds
);

Milliseconds. 1 millisecond is not very long. Compiler shouldnt be complaining. I'm assuming you included windows.h ... ? What error?

Plus, instead of this:

Sleep(1);
cout << ".......";
Sleep(1);
cout << "...";

try:

for(int i = 0; i < 10; i ++)
{
Sleep(200);
cout << ".";
}