STATUS.DLL is a useful dynamic link library for Microsoft Windows 3.1 with which a user can display status information in a window at the bottom of the client area. It is shareware. The programmer must: (a) Create the status bar, specifying the maximum sizes of strings in each position. (b) Update the status bar at relevant points. (c) Destroy the status bar. (For more detail, see the header file stat.h.) If you find the status bar to be a useful tool, please send $5 or #5 to me at: Department of Computing 180 Queen's Gate Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine London SW7 2BZ UK If you ... (a) have any bugs to report or (b) suggestions for a future version or (c) wish to incorporate it into a commercial product, write to the above address, or send email to jsc@doc.ic.ac.uk. Stephen Crane NOTE: STATUS.DLL is a spin-off from a commercial product, Smartdraw for Windows, a low-cost CAD package for Microsoft Windows. If you would like further information about this package, please contact: David Brown The Other Operation, 33 New Bride Street, Dublin 8, IRELAND. Phone: Int+353-1-903366 (0900-1700 UTC) Fax: Int+353-1-903251 (24 hours) ALSO IN THIS SERIES: PROGRESS.DLL is a useful dynamic link library for Microsoft Windows 3.x with which a user can monitor the state of a lengthy operation and abort it if desired. It is shareware.