CURSOR

Description:

The CURSOR command makes it easy to change the mouse pointer to be one of 5 predefined shapes.

  NORMAL= the default pointer
  ARROW= the standard Windows arrow
  CROSSHAIR= a + shaped pointer
  HOURGLASS= the Windows hourglass
  TEXT= the text insertion I-beam

Example:

  cursor hourglass
  for i = 1 to n
    'perform some work
  next i
  cursor normal

The program's code is responsible for setting the cursor back to the default (normal) when appropriate. If a runtime error halts a program, the cursor will automatically revert to normal.