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creating a splash screen in VB.NET

Hi
I want to create a splash screen for my VB.NET application.Any idean how do
i make one?
Reny
Nov 20 '05 #1
5 17612
Hi Reny,

typed roughly here see it as pseudo code

I hope this helps?

Cor

\\\
private tim as windows.forms.form.timer
private frm as new form2
sub formload
frm.show
tim.interval=5000
tim.enabled = true
end sub
sub tim.ticks event
frm.close
end sub
///
Nov 20 '05 #2
"Reny J Joseph Thuthikattu" <re**@bxtech.com> schrieb
Hi
I want to create a splash screen for my VB.NET application.Any idean
how do i make one?
Reny


Simple version:
http://groups.google.com/gr*********...tngp13.phx.gbl

Multi threaded example:
http://people.freenet.de/armin.zingl...adedSplash.zip

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Armin

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Nov 20 '05 #3
* "Reny J Joseph Thuthikattu" <re**@bxtech.com> scripsit:
I want to create a splash screen for my VB.NET application.Any idean how do
i make one?


Tutorial for C#, but it will work similar in VB.NET:

<URL:http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/PrettyGoodSplashScreen.asp>

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
Nov 20 '05 #4
Hi Herfried,

(still saterday night)

Did you see that splash screen from Armin, it is real great

Cor
Nov 20 '05 #5
* "Cor Ligthert" <no**********@planet.nl> scripsit:
Did you see that splash screen from Armin, it is real great


[X] Saw it.

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
Nov 20 '05 #6

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