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timer?

i need to turn on a animation..i mean play an avi for some time like 5 secs
and turn it off after that....the avi will play only when the user clicks the start button
how do i do this in vb?

vinoopauls

Try this code:

At design time set timer1.enabled=false
timer1.interval=5000

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Timer1.Enabled = True
' Play the AVI
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
' Stop the AVI
Timer1.Enabled = False
End Sub

brohans

ASKER

how do i play the animation before i show a form?
the animation must play for a while before the form is shown e.g.
as i click on the start button..the animation plays ..then the form shows

i used the code above and did not work..
the animation does not play before the form is shown..

deighton

(declarations)

bEnd as boolean

Private Sub Form_Initialise()
Timer1.Interval = 5000
Timer1.Enabled = True
bEnd = false
' Play the AVI here

while not(bEnd)
wend

End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
' Stop the AVI here
Timer1.Enabled = False
bEnd = true
End Sub

vinoopauls

But where is this start button??
That has to be on some form. put the timer on that form

brohans

ASKER

i tried yr method
and it hang my pc probably
due to the
while loop that u suggest above...
can u correct it?

brohans

ASKER

i tried yr method
and it hang my pc probably
due to the
while loop that u suggest above...
can u correct it?

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deighton

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