Symptoms
How to use List view refresh with a timer
Diagnoses
Client has timer control that is triggered when form initialize to refresh list view, 5 ticks every a short period of time.
he doesn't want the window to be blur when list refresh method is triggered.
Resolution
Assume you have the timer control on your form.
-Add new tab then add your loading spinner on this tab
-the main tab has to be invisible
-add a hidden data label
-add an expression and call it counter, should look like this (data label 1)
now on the tick rule add the following:
When Timer is Ticked
(your actions)
Transfer Data ( here you transfer the counter expression to the data label)
If advance condition is true ( Counter Expression > Number of Ticks) , Number of ticks can be found under timer - settings - number of ticks
Hide loading tab
show main tab
go to main tab