Loading a splash screen first 5

[Agent009]

I have one form and a splash screen in a visual basic application.I havent added in any code as of yet.

I want to know how to i load the splash screen first(let it stay on the screen for around 5 seconds) and then let the second form(where i'll be doing all my application work) load?

Thanks in advance!

Agent009

 

[rorki]

try:
Declare Sub Sleep Lib "Kernel32" (ByVal milliseconds As Long)

Sleep 5000 'pauses for 5 seconds

then load the second form and unload the first...I think.
Hope this helps.

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[tsh73]

1) make start-up object of your project sub Main
(Menu Project/Project properties/general/startUp Object)
2) add a module
3) add in a module:

Public Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal lTime As Long)

Sub Main()
    frmSplash.Show
    DoEvents
    Sleep 5000  'this makes 5 seconds
    unload frmSplash    
    form1.show  'your main form
end sub

 

[Agent009]

Ive added that code into the module in my application. And ive set the splash screen to the form that appears first. But the splash screen never disappears after 5 seconds and form1 never appears!!

 

[LazyMe]

>>1) make start-up object of your project sub Main

I think you forgot, or misunderstood this step....

Greetings,
Rick

 

[johnwm]

As tsh73 says:
<1) make start-up object of your project sub Main
(Menu Project/Project properties/general/startUp Object)>


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[Agent009]

Yeah i misunderstood it thanks!!

 

[zemp]

You can also make the splash screen your startup Object. Then add a timer and set it to 5 seconds (5000). When the timer ends unload the splash screen and move on.

Thanks and Good Luck!

zemp