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Splash Screens

Introduction

A splash screen is one of those screens that are shown as an application is loading. You can use a splash screen for various reasons:

1) To show that your application is loading
2) To display information to the user such as product name and version.
3) Copyright information

This tutorial shows you how to create one.

Comments

  1. 20 May 2005 at 02:09

    i am running vb.net 2003. I cannot get the code for a splash screen to work. It is possible for u to send me code so it will work. Thanks

  2. 04 Oct 2004 at 23:39

    Hi,
    I am working on a VB.NET application and wanted to implement a Splash screen, I have created a form from Scratch and pasted my .jpeg file on that form. In my main function, I have created an instance of that form
            dim splash as frmSplash
            splash = new frmSplash()


            splash.show()
    at this point, I can see a window only on the Windows task bar but not displayed on Screen. after this a statement is executed for main form i.e.
            frmMain.showDialog()
    after this statement, screen appears above main form.


    When i use
            splash.showDialog() in place of splash.show(),
    the screen appears as required but application will not proceed furthur. It is not moving to next statement at all.
    how can i correct this problem?

  3. 23 Feb 2004 at 15:44
    that bits obvious, but where about in the coding bo you put the interval bit (no, i cant read very well by the way)
  4. 17 Nov 2002 at 04:33

    Add a timer to the splash form and click on it to edit the properties

  5. 19 Jul 2002 at 14:27

    where do you put the interval


  6. 01 Jul 2002 at 19:14

    It is a good one, simple and to the point

  7. 23 Jan 2002 at 06:41
    thanks for the great tutorial, it was very easy to understand

    Thanks
    Mark
  8. 01 Jan 1999 at 00:00

    This thread is for discussions of Splash Screens.

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