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1+## Exempel de code illustrant l'utilisation de threads
2+
3+\- par l'utilisateur du forum ALAU2007
4+
5+``` pascal
6+{
7+ ***************************************************************************
8+ * *
9+ * This source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
10+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by *
11+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or *
12+ * (at your option) any later version. *
13+ * *
14+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but *
15+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of *
16+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU *
17+ * General Public License for more details. *
18+ * *
19+ * A copy of the GNU General Public License is available on the World *
20+ * Wide Web at <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>. You can also *
21+ * obtain it by writing to the Free Software Foundation, *
22+ * Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. *
23+ * *
24+ ***************************************************************************
25+
26+ Abstract:
27+ Demo to show, how to start a thread and how synchronize with the main
28+ thread.
29+ Important: The cthread unint must be added to the uses section of the .lpr
30+ file. See multithreadingexample1.lpr.
31+}
32+unit MainUnit;
33+
34+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
35+
36+interface
37+
38+uses
39+ Classes, SysUtils, Forms, Controls, Graphics, Dialogs, StdCtrls, ComCtrls,
40+ sqldb, mssqlconn;
41+
42+type
43+
44+ { TMyBackupThread }
45+
46+ TMyBackupThread = class(TThread)
47+ private
48+ fStatusText: string;
49+ procedure ShowStatus;
50+ protected
51+ procedure Execute; override;
52+ public
53+ constructor Create(CreateSuspended: boolean);
54+ end;
55+
56+ { TForm1 }
57+
58+ TForm1 = class(TForm)
59+ Button1: TButton;
60+ Label1: TLabel;
61+ MSSQLConnection1: TMSSQLConnection;
62+ ProgressBar1: TProgressBar;
63+ SQLQuery1: TSQLQuery;
64+ SQLTransaction1: TSQLTransaction;
65+ procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
66+ private
67+ public
68+ end;
69+
70+var
71+ Form1: TForm1;
72+
73+implementation
74+
75+{$R *.lfm}
76+
77+{ TForm1 }
78+
79+procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
80+var
81+ MyBackupThread : TMyBackupThread;
82+begin
83+
84+ MyBackupThread := TMyBackupThread.Create(True); // With the True parameter it doesn't start automatically
85+ if Assigned(MyBackupThread.FatalException) then
86+ raise MyBackupThread.FatalException;
87+
88+ // Here the code initialises anything required before the threads starts executing
89+
90+ //Test_Dummy
91+ MyBackupThread.Start;
92+
93+ Label1.Caption := 'Start';
94+ SQLQuery1.Active := False;
95+ while ( ProgressBar1.Position < 100 ) do begin
96+ SQLQuery1.Active := true;
97+ SQLQuery1.ExecSQL;
98+ ProgressBar1.Position := SQLQuery1.FieldByName('Percent Complete').AsInteger;
99+ Label1.Caption := FormatFloat( '##0%', SQLQuery1.FieldByName('Percent Complete').AsInteger )
100+ + '%, Estimated completion Time ' + FormatFloat( '#0.00', SQLQuery1.FieldByName('ETA Min').AsFloat ) + ' min.';
101+ Application.ProcessMessages;
102+ SQLQuery1.Active := False;
103+ end;
104+end;
105+
106+{TBackupThread}
107+
108+procedure TMyBackupThread.ShowStatus;
109+// this method is only called by Synchronize(@ShowStatus) and therefore
110+// executed by the main thread
111+// The main thread can access GUI elements, for example Form1.Caption.
112+begin
113+ Form1.Label1.Caption := fStatusText;
114+end;
115+
116+procedure TMyBackupThread.Execute;
117+var
118+ Conn: TMSSQLConnection;
119+ Tran: TSQLTransaction;
120+begin
121+ fStatusText := 'Backup Starting ...';
122+ Synchronize(@Showstatus); //If I remark this, it causes "access violation" error
123+ Conn:=TMSSQLConnection.create(nil);
124+ Tran:=TSQLTransaction.create(nil);
125+ try
126+ Conn.HostName:='127.0.0.1\sqlexpress';
127+ Conn.UserName:=''; //trusted authentication/SSPI
128+ Conn.Password:=''; //trusted authentication/SSPI
129+ Conn.DatabaseName:='Test_Dummy';
130+ Conn.Params.Add('AutoCommit=true');
131+ Conn.Transaction:=Tran;
132+ Conn.Open;
133+ Conn.ExecuteDirect('backup database Test_Dummy to disk = N''C:\TEMP\TEST_Dummy.bak'' with format, init');
134+ Conn.Close;
135+ fStatusText := 'Backup Completed';
136+ Synchronize(@Showstatus);
137+ finally
138+ Tran.Free;
139+ Conn.Free;
140+ end;
141+end;
142+
143+constructor TMyBackupThread.Create(CreateSuspended: boolean);
144+begin
145+ FreeOnTerminate := True;
146+ inherited Create(CreateSuspended);
147+end;
148+
149+end.
150+```
151+
152+---
153+*From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Threads Using a thread to backup a database/fr", as it stood on 2020-03-01 after a change by GAN, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).*

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