# Loading like symbol in vision

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/loading-like-symbol-in-vision/68489>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [January 11, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/loading-like-symbol-in-vision/68489 "2023-01-11T15:35:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/loading-like-symbol-in-vision/68489/3 "2023-01-11T16:35:51Z")

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> [@paul-griffith](#):
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> The only "off the shelf" component to display a "loading" message is the progress bar

No, the EasyChart has a "Loading" indicator that you can enable.

> [@Dharani\_T](#):
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> Any suggestions?

Further to Paul's suggestions, you might find this topic helpful (old but still valid):

> [@Update GUI via Asynchronous thread](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-gui-via-asynchronous-thread/9666):
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> I’ve got a script I am experimenting with that can take a lot of time to execute, so I now use the system.util.invokeAsynchronous to run the script in a separate thread to keep the GUI from locking up. I am using the asynchronous thread to copy files from one place to another, and I would like to show the progress of the file copy with a progress bar. How would I go about this? I am importing a few python libraries to do this. import shutil def fileTransfer(): path = system.file.openFile() …

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