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VB.Net - Form Loads but Label does not fill with text

I have a form (frmWaitProgressBar) that has 1 label and 1 progress bar. The label text is "Please wait while the Production Form loads...".

This form is called by another form using:

Private Sub btnOK_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnOK.Click
frmWaitProgressBar.Show()
frmWaitProgressBar.TopMost = True
frmProd1.Show()
End Sub

The form shows when called and the progress bar works, stepping through 20 blocks as called from frmProd1_Load event using frmWaitProgressBar.pb1.PerformStep() at 20 various points in the code.

All this is good, the problem is:

The frmWaitProgressBar label shows but the text "Please wait while the Production Form loads..." that is supposed to be in the label does not, the label is blank.

If I call frmWaitProgressBar this way with the last line commented out:

Private Sub btnOK_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnOK.Click
frmWaitProgressBar.Show()
frmWaitProgressBar.TopMost = True
'frmProd1.Show()
End Sub

The form loads correctly with the label text showing.

What can I do to load frmWaitProgressBar and have the label text show when I call frmProd1.Show()?

it_saige

Sounds like you have a blocking call that is being made before you set the label text. Could you provide the full code for all the forms you are concerned with and their designers (frmProd1, frmWaitProgress and the main form that is calling them)?

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it_saige

Not a problem. Let us know if there is anything else you need assistance with.

-saige-

Ark

Private Sub btnOK_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnOK.Click
frmWaitProgressBar.Show()
frmWaitProgressBar.TopMost = True
My.Application.DoEvents
frmProd1.Show()
End Sub

Tim313

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Not a real solution to the label text problem, but got to go with what works.