Loading form.. please help

[greenfalcon]

Hello, I need some quick help. I have a database which as a Switchboard, the switchboard can take a few seconds as its performing some tasks in the background upon intialization... What I would like is a form that pops up temporarily that says (Please Wait)

The problem is, my please wait form (frmInitialize) starts to pop up but never shows... its like the code that starts the frmSwitchboard slows down the computer and it is unable to show the frmInitialize form...

Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

I have tried issuing a "sleep" before opening the frmSwitchboard but no dice.

Any help is appriciated.

Jason

 

[grnzbra]

So, you are opening the frmInitialize form on startup and want it to stay open until the switchboard is finished? How about opening the switchboard on startup, open the frmIntialize as the first operation in the Switchboard OnOpen event and close it as the last operation in the Switchboard OnOpen event.

Or

How about, design the switchboard with all controls being invisible and the Please Wait message being visible. Then, at the end of the Switchboard's OnOpen event, make the message field invisible and all the other controls visible.

 

[Bob Scarborough]

Search for articles on SPLASH SCREENS. Theywill give you some ideas!!