Making labels appear after a certain amount of time

[xtremeboat]

Hi, on my splashscreen I would like to give the impression that the program is loading up by having the caption "Loading" with 3 dots "..." afterwards, as separate labels, appearing in sequence, say 1 second apart. Any ideas, cheers lads

 

[FoFa]

use a timer control and include a DOEVENTS and however you wish to display it.

 

[xtremeboat]

How do I do it exactly please???

 

[directormac]

Search Access help and these forums for info on the OnTimer property:

from Access Help:

To run a macro or event procedure when this event occurs, set the OnTimer property to the name of the macro or to [Event Procedure].

By running a macro or event procedure when a Timer event occurs, you can control what Microsoft Access does at every timer interval. For example, you might want to requery underlying records or repaint the screen at specified intervals.

The TimerInterval property setting of the form specifies the interval, in milliseconds, between Timer events. The interval can be between 0 and 65,535 milliseconds. Setting the TimerInterval property to 0 prevents the Timer event from occurring.

--RTFMac