Hi Tom,
I would do something like the following:
1. Create a splash form (like you have), look at LaunchSplash and
CloseSplash. These two methods are static to easily help launch and close
the form:
//SplashScreen.cs
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Threading;
namespace WindowsApplication4
{
public class SplashScreen : Form
{
private static Thread _splashLauncher;
private static SplashScreen _splashScreen;
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be
disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing && (components != null))
{
components.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.Text = "SplashScreen";
}
#endregion
private SplashScreen()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public static void ShowSplash()
{
//Show the form in a new thread
_splashLauncher = new Thread(new ThreadStart(LaunchSplash));
_splashLauncher.IsBackground = true;
_splashLauncher.Start();
}
private static void LaunchSplash()
{
_splashScreen = new SplashScreen();
//Create new message pump
Application.Run(_splashScreen);
}
private static void CloseSplashDown()
{
Application.ExitThread();
}
public static void CloseSplash()
{
//Need to get the thread that launched the form, so
//we need to use invoke.
MethodInvoker mi = new MethodInvoker(CloseSplashDown);
_splashScreen.Invoke(mi);
}
}
}
2. Need to make a call to launch the splash screen, this can be done in
your
main method:
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
//Show the flash ASAP
SplashScreen.ShowSplash();
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
3. Finally in the constructor for your main form do all the loading work
you
have to do (I put a thread.Sleep to simulate this) and then close the
SplashScreen last:
//Form1.cs
public Form1()
{
//Simulate some work
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
InitializeComponent();
//Close the splash
SplashScreen.CloseSplash();
}
Hope that helps
Mark R Dawson
http://www.markdawson.org
Tom said:
Hi all
In winform application I am trying to start 2 forms I am trying to show
the
2nd winform on a separate thread.
using
Thread mainapp = new Thread(new ThreadStart(loadmainscm));
mainapp.Start();
//where
private void loadmainscm() {
SCM.frmSplash frmsplash = new frmSplash();
frmsplash.Show();
Thread.Sleep(10000);
}
However the 2nd form will show but the graphics and controls are not
rendered when I use Thread.Sleep(10000); ... if I do not use
Thread.Sleep(10000); then the form will show and then quickly close
itself,
I believe the thread will stop itself once the form has started.
what I am trying to achieve is a splash screen or a startup screen. does
anyone have any better idea ? or how I can achieve this ?
Thanks
Tom
