is there a "scrolling marquee" type of label control

[Anthony]

is there a "scrolling marquee" type of label control

 

[doodle]

This code originated from the newsgroups. I don't remember who wrote
it, but I can't take credit. (Thanks again)

-doodle

1. Set the form timer to 10000

2. create a label named lblMyMessage

3. Put this code on the timer event:

Sub Form_Timer()
Me.lblMyMessage.Caption = Scrolltext("Your Text Here ")

' IDLEMINUTES determines how much idle time to wait for before
' running the IdleTimeDetected subroutine.
Const IDLEMINUTES = 6
'since 65535 is just over a minute
'setting IDLEMINUTES to 110 means that
'the sub would execute after 120.1475 minutes


Static PrevControlName As String
Static PrevFormName As String
Static ExpiredTime


Dim ActiveFormName As String


Dim ActiveControlName As String
Dim ExpiredMinutes


On Error Resume Next


' Get the active form and control name.


ActiveFormName = Screen.ActiveForm.Name
If Err Then
ActiveFormName = "No Active Form"
Err = 0
End If


ActiveControlName = Screen.ActiveControl.Name
If Err Then
ActiveControlName = "No Active Control"
Err = 0
End If


' Record the current active names and reset ExpiredTime if:
' 1. They have not been recorded yet (code is running
' for the first time).
' 2. The previous names are different than the current ones
' (the user has done something different during the
timer
' interval).
If (PrevControlName = "") Or (PrevFormName = "") _
Or (ActiveFormName <> PrevFormName) _
Or (ActiveControlName <> PrevControlName) Then


PrevControlName = ActiveControlName
PrevFormName = ActiveFormName
ExpiredTime = 0
Else
' ...otherwise the user was idle during the time interval,
so
' increment the total expired time.
ExpiredTime = ExpiredTime + Me.TimerInterval
End If


' Does the total expired time exceed the IDLEMINUTES?
ExpiredMinutes = (ExpiredTime / 1000) / 60
If ExpiredMinutes >= IDLEMINUTES Then


' ...if so, then reset the expired time to zero...
ExpiredTime = 0
' ...and call the IdleTimeDetected subroutine.
IdleTimeDetected ExpiredMinutes
End If
End Sub


Sub IdleTimeDetected(ExpiredMinutes)
Application.Quit acSaveYes
End Sub

 

[Tony Toews]

is there a "scrolling marquee" type of label control

Hopefully this runs for only 20 or 30 seconds. This could get very
irritating if the person has to work with that form for any length of
time.

Tony

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[missinglinq via AccessMonster.com]

Here's two:

http://www.lebans.com/hscroller.htm

http://www22.brinkster.com/accessory/forms/006.shtml

I can't be sure, but I think the one Doodle posted is Stephan Leban's. And
Tony has a valid point; people with work to do aren't overly impressed with
tricks. My splash screens alway give the user a means of exiting quickly if
they want.