Hi all, I hope somebody can point out my vba errors.
What I am trying to achieve is to have a full-screen splash screen open when the databse is opened. This is to be displayed for 10 seconds.
In the meantime, 3 other forms are to be loaded in the background. When the 10 seconds is up, the splash screen disappears revealing the form which i loaded last.
It sounds simple enough, and the method I went for was this:
1 - set splash screen (frm_top) as the form to open on.
2 - maximise screen
3 - repaint screen
4 - turn echo OFF to prevent Access updating the screen, in theory leaving the splash screen displayed.
5 - open up the necessary forms
6 - close the splash screen (echo still off so user shouldn't see this close yet)
7 - wait 10 seconds
8 - turn echo back on, so in theory the user only now sees the splash disappear revealing the frm_DeliverySchedule form.
At least that's the theory. In practise, Access DOES change the screen, even with echo off. So the user gets to stare at a messy looking half-redrawn form whilst they wait 10 seconds. Why is this and what am I doing wrong?
My code looks like this:
What I am trying to achieve is to have a full-screen splash screen open when the databse is opened. This is to be displayed for 10 seconds.
In the meantime, 3 other forms are to be loaded in the background. When the 10 seconds is up, the splash screen disappears revealing the form which i loaded last.
It sounds simple enough, and the method I went for was this:
1 - set splash screen (frm_top) as the form to open on.
2 - maximise screen
3 - repaint screen
4 - turn echo OFF to prevent Access updating the screen, in theory leaving the splash screen displayed.
5 - open up the necessary forms
6 - close the splash screen (echo still off so user shouldn't see this close yet)
7 - wait 10 seconds
8 - turn echo back on, so in theory the user only now sees the splash disappear revealing the frm_DeliverySchedule form.
At least that's the theory. In practise, Access DOES change the screen, even with echo off. So the user gets to stare at a messy looking half-redrawn form whilst they wait 10 seconds. Why is this and what am I doing wrong?
My code looks like this:
Code:
Private Sub Form_Load()
DoCmd.Maximize ' make full screen
Me.Repaint 'repaint the screen
Application.Echo False
DoCmd.OpenForm "settings_general", , , , , acHidden ' to keep a persistent connection open
DoCmd.OpenForm "frm_PackagingIn"
DoCmd.OpenForm "frm_CCP1"
DoCmd.OpenForm "frm_DeliverySchedule"
DoCmd.Close acForm, "frm_top"
StartTime = Now
Do Until TimePassed > 10
FinishTime = Now
TimePassed = DateDiff("s", StartTime, FinishTime)
Loop
Application.Echo True
End Sub
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