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In your frmMain's Form_Load event, add:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; frmSplash.Show<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; frmSplash.Refresh<br />
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at the top. &nbsp;Then, when the form is loaded and ready to go, just add:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; frmSplash.Unload<br />
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That should do it
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In your frmMain's Form_Load event, add:

    frmSplash.Show
    frmSplash.Refresh

at the top.  Then, when the form is loaded and ready to go, just add:

    frmSplash.Unload

That should do it

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How do I get frmMain to load in the background,(or hidden when it is loading)?
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How do I get frmMain to load in the background,(or hidden when it is loading)?

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Hi<br />
frmMain.Load - load form (not display)<br />
frmMain.Show - (display form. If not loaded then load it)<br />
Cheers
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Hi
frmMain.Load - load form (not display)
frmMain.Show - (display form. If not loaded then load it)
Cheers

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frmMain won't show until the Form_Activate event - it is hidden during Form_Load. &nbsp;Put all of your startup code in Form_Load.
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frmMain won't show until the Form_Activate event - it is hidden during Form_Load.  Put all of your startup code in Form_Load.

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Ark<br />
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I put in frmMain.load and I get a method or data member not found. &nbsp;Am I missing something?<br />
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Ark

I put in frmMain.load and I get a method or data member not found.  Am I missing something?



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How do I get a form to load in the background. &nbsp;i.e. &nbsp;I have a splashscreen (frmSplash) that loads first and want another form (frmMain) to load in the background. &nbsp;After frmMain finishes loading the it shows itself and closes the splashscreen.<br />
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thanks
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How do I get a form to load in the background.  i.e.  I have a splashscreen (frmSplash) that loads first and want another form (frmMain) to load in the background.  After frmMain finishes loading the it shows itself and closes the splashscreen.

thanks

Easy question

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