progressbar.m

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%    ABOUT
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%      -Created:     November 2003
%      -Last update: 
%      -Revision:    0.3.1
%      -Author:      R. S. Schestowitz, University of Manchester
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% Instructions: follow the three simple steps below -- (1), (2) and (3)

max=100;
          % (1) Set this to the total number of iterations

progress_bar_position = 0;

time_for_this_iteration = 0.01;
          % (2) Provide initial time estimate for one iteration

for i=1:max,
	   tic;
	   
	   
	   % (3) Place all computations here
	   
	   
	   progress_bar_position = progress_bar_position + 1 / max;
           clc;
           disp(['|=================================================|']);
           progress_string='|';       
           for counter = 1:floor(progress_bar_position * 100 / 2),
               progress_string = [progress_string, '#'];
           end
           disp(progress_string);
           disp(['|================= ',num2str(floor(progress_bar_position * 100)),'% completed =================|']);
                          % display progress per cent
           steps_remaining = max - i;
           minutes = floor(time_for_this_iteration * steps_remaining / 60);
           seconds = rem(floor(time_for_this_iteration *  steps_remaining), 60);
           disp(' ');
           if (seconds > 9),
             disp(['            Estimated remaining time: ', num2str(minutes), ':', num2str(seconds)]);
                          % show time indicators
           else
             disp(['            Estimated remaining time: ', num2str(minutes), ':0', num2str(seconds)]);
           end
           time_for_this_iteration = toc;
end