Splash screen problem

[Jac Tremblay]

Hi,
My splash screen will not show. The timer I set on it waits for 5 seconds,
that's OK, and then closes the splash screen and opens another screen. But
the Splash screen never shows, all I see is a mere contour. I made sure it
was a popup screen. I tried to set the focus to it or to some control on it
but nothing happens.
What can be the problem?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[Maurice]

maybe a silly remark but have you tried setting the value to something
extreme large numer so you can see what's going on. Furthermore try setting
the form to a regular form.

If it doesn't work for me i always try the following:
Create a regular form with just one label on it. Set the timer and open the
form from the startup options from the db. If that works like i want it i'll
go about making the form as fancy as possible. First things first which means
first it should work and then it should look nice.

 

[Stuart McCall]

A splash screen should just be a regular form, not a popup. I have mine
specified in my Tools, Startup and it's just a standard form. Not sure if
that's your problem, but I'd try changing that.

Jim: I don't see the start of this thread for some reason, so I'm
'piggy-backing' on your post. Hope you don't mind.

Jac: Try starting the timer (setting the timer interval) in the GotFocus
event of the first control in the form's tab order. This is one of the last
events to fire when a form loads, so Access has usually painted everything
at that point.

 

[Repath Athyala]

goto Tools/Start Up/Display Form/Page: and select the require form: set the
form visible property to true and model to be true.

This may help you.

 

[Jac Tremblay]

Hi Jim,
I have most of my forms set as popup because otherwise, they fill the whole
screen (like when they are maximized) and I do not want that. I changed them
to popup and center them in the screen and that does the job.
I use Access 2007 which is not always evident.
I read many posts on the timer and splash screen subjects and found a way to
get it working (in a test database). In my real application, my splash screen
now offers the user two options via command buttons and it should remain that
way.
I tried a splash screen in a popup window and in a regular one and there is
no difference.
Thanks for your comment.