Accessing form components from thread

Question

Hi all I am trying to write a software where I want to put some UI in the form that would indicate the loading process(progress bar loading image etc). Please advice how to do it since when a form runs some code all the form gets static. Threading is also not helping either

Umair P · Answer

I think I have been unable to eleborate the problem. I want to load a combo box from a data base. Now when I make a connection to the data base and retrieve the data it takes time. and in that time the form remains statix and gives a look of hanged application. I want to overcome this. I want the form to display some sort of progress but its not working that way. I am unable to use thread since it does not allow to access form components and load them with value or alter their properties.