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Func Create_Status_Bar()
	Local	$status_width[2]=[$global_main_window_width*0.5, $global_main_window_width*0.5]
	Local	$status_text[2]=[$const_preprocessor_idle_text, ""]
	Local	$size
	Local	$height
	
	$status_bar_handle = _GUICtrlStatusBarCreate($main_window_handle,$status_width , $status_text)
	If _GUICtrlStatusBarIsSimple ( $status_bar_handle ) Then
		MsgBox(64, "Statusbar is simple", "")
	Else
			MsgBox(64, "Statusbar is complex", "")	
EndIf

	$control_progress_status = _GUICtrlStatusBarCreateProgress ( $status_bar_handle, 1)
	If @error <>0  Then MsgBox(48, "Create_Status_Bar()", "error with : _GUICtrlStatusBarCreateProgress ()")
	GUICtrlSetData ($control_progress_status,50)
	
	$size = _GUICtrlStatusBarGetRect ( $status_bar_handle )
	$height = $size[3] - $size[1]
	GUISwitch($main_window_handle)
	
	Return $height
EndFunc

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$main_window_handle = GUICreate($const_window_title, $global_main_window_width, $global_main_window_height, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_THICKFRAME, $WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE, $WS_MINIMIZEBOX, $WS_CAPTION, $WS_SYSMENU, $WS_SIZEBOX, $WS_MAXIMIZEBOX) )

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GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $main_window_handle)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $status_bar_handle)
_GUICtrlStatusBarResize ( $status_bar_handle )

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