Hi,

My form needs to load the data from the database so it takes some time to load up all the date then the form will fully appear. So is there any way that i could get the loading time so that i can do display a load sign, until the form has fully load up the data then i will display the form.
Application i am using now is VB.Net

Snowydust

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Snowydust

All the initialization (like database connection and dataloading ) must be done before showing the main form, if it takes some time usually a small form is displayed (like a splash screen, or a form with a progress bar)
When the data is ready and there are no errors, then the main form can be loaded.
Does that make sense?
Marco

There's abit of problem...
before the new form manages to load finish, the new form show up(abit, without the data actually being display)..
how to overcome this?

Snowydust

Set the Startup Object (in Projet Properties) to Sub Main, add a .bas and put a public sub Main() in it. There you can display (modaless) the splash screen, and start doing all the initialization you want. At the end unsload the splash form and if everything is hunky dory display your main form.

Marco