private void CreateMyStatusBar()

{
// Create a StatusBar control.
StatusBar statusBar1 = new StatusBar();
// Create two StatusBarPanel objects to display in the StatusBar.
StatusBarPanel panel1 = new StatusBarPanel();
StatusBarPanel panel2 = new StatusBarPanel();

// Display the first panel with a sunken border style.

panel1.BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Sunken;
// Initialize the text of the panel.
panel1.Text = "Ready...";
// Set the AutoSize property to use all remaining space on the
StatusBar.
panel1.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring;

// Display the second panel with a raised border style.

panel2.BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Raised;

// Create ToolTip text that displays time the application was

//started.
panel2.ToolTipText = "Started: " +
System.DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString();
// Set the text of the panel to the current date.
panel2.Text = System.DateTime.Today.ToLongDateString();
// Set the AutoSize property to size the panel to the size of the
contents.
panel2.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Contents;

// Display panels in the StatusBar control.

statusBar1.ShowPanels = true;

// Add both panels to the StatusBarPanelCollection of the

StatusBar.
statusBar1.Panels.Add(panel1);
statusBar1.Panels.Add(panel2);

// Add the StatusBar to the form.

this.Controls.Add(statusBar1);
}