Any free & good splash screen for download?

[Guest]

Hi, I have a window based application. At the start up of the application it
finds a Access database file with the latest date in a desinated directory.
It the updates some information to the SQL server.

I would like to put up a splash screen in the background and a small
messagebox( can someone tell me which control to use that would close itself
out when DB is done). It would be even better if it has a small animation
going on.

I work for a small software company and there is no money for this. I am
also not artisitc enough to create one. I would appreciate it if someone can
tell me some of these web sites with these type of free splash screens that I
can use.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

A Splash screen is simply a modal window with an image in it. You can use a
form without borders, control boxes, etc. to create one easily.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Ambiguity has a certain quality to it.

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

If you look in the archives you will find plenty of examples of how to do
one

Here is my code for it:


public class splash : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox1;

DateTime time;
public splash()
{
//
// Required for Windows Form Designer support
//
InitializeComponent();

//
// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
//
Show();
time = DateTime.Now;

Application.DoEvents();
}

public void CloseIt()
{
TimeSpan T = DateTime.Now - time;
if (T.Milliseconds<3000)
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(3000-T.Milliseconds);
this.Close();
}
}



// In the main form:

static splash splashform;

[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
splashform = new splash();
Application.Run(new Form1());
}



public Form1()
{
try
{

DataProvider.PreLoadData();
splashform.CloseIt();

}
catch( Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show( e.Message + " In Main ");
}
}


Cheers,

 

[Guest]

Kevin, Thank you for the reply. I am looking for the images that I can use
in my splash. My apology for not being very clear before.

Alpha

 

[Kevin Spencer]

You won't find any images here. Try Google.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Ambiguity has a certain quality to it.