BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Splash screen          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> C++ Builder (VCL Components Usage) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Matthias Knoke Guest Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:47 pm    Post subject: Splash screen Hello, how to make a splash screen that appears at program start and is visible as long as my main program is loading some data from a database (can take some 20sec.). Thanks for the help ! Matthias Back to top JD Guest Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Splash screen "Matthias Knoke" <Matthias.Knoke (AT) logotek-gmbh (DOT) de> wrote: Quote: how to make a splash screen that appears at program start Add a new form to the project and set it up to look the way that you want the Splash Screen to look. Then you need to modify the WinMain (project.cpp). Make it look like: #include <vcl.h> #pragma hdrstop //------------------------------------------------------------- USEFORM("Main_Mod.cpp", Main); // remove the next line // USEFORM("Splash.cpp", Splash); USEFORM("AboutMod.cpp", About); USEFORM("Data_Mod.cpp", DB); //------------------------------------------------------------- // add the next line #include "Splash.h" //------------------------------------------------------------- WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int) { try { // add next 3 lines Splash = new TSplash(Application); Splash->Show(); Splash->Update(); Application->Initialize(); Application->CreateForm(__classid(TMain), &Main); Application->CreateForm(__classid(TDB), &DB); Application->CreateForm(__classid(TAbout), &About); // add the next 2 lines Splash->Hide(); Splash->Close(); Application->Run(); } catch (Exception &exception) { Application->ShowException(&exception); } return 0; } //------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: and is visible as long as my main program is loading some data from a database (can take some 20sec.). The above method will keep it visible as long as it takes to create the forms. If you put the data loading in the Main form's constructor, it will stay as long as it takes. This is not the only way to do it - just the easiest. ~ JD Back to top Ramy Guest Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Splash screen Sorry for the stupid question, but what is a "Splash screen"?? "JD" <nospam (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote: Quote: "Matthias Knoke" <Matthias.Knoke (AT) logotek-gmbh (DOT) de> wrote: how to make a splash screen that appears at program start Add a new form to the project and set it up to look the way that you want the Splash Screen to look. Then you need to modify the WinMain (project.cpp). Make it look like: #include <vcl.h #pragma hdrstop //------------------------------------------------------------- USEFORM("Main_Mod.cpp", Main); // remove the next line // USEFORM("Splash.cpp", Splash); USEFORM("AboutMod.cpp", About); USEFORM("Data_Mod.cpp", DB); //------------------------------------------------------------- // add the next line #include "Splash.h" //------------------------------------------------------------- WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int) { try { // add next 3 lines Splash = new TSplash(Application); Splash->Show(); Splash->Update(); Application->Initialize(); Application->CreateForm(__classid(TMain), &Main); Application->CreateForm(__classid(TDB), &DB); Application->CreateForm(__classid(TAbout), &About); // add the next 2 lines Splash->Hide(); Splash->Close(); Application->Run(); } catch (Exception &exception) { Application->ShowException(&exception); } return 0; } //------------------------------------------------------------ and is visible as long as my main program is loading some data from a database (can take some 20sec.). The above method will keep it visible as long as it takes to create the forms. If you put the data loading in the Main form's constructor, it will stay as long as it takes. This is not the only way to do it - just the easiest. ~ JD Back to top JD Guest Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Splash screen "Ramy" <Ramy (AT) NoMail (DOT) com> wrote: Quote: Sorry for the stupid question, but what is a "Splash screen"?? It's just a window that appears while the program is loading - usually something with a logo and/or the company name - and then disappears when the program starts to run. ~ JD Please trim your posts. There is no need to include the entire text from the previouse post. In fact, it's against the guidelines. Back to top César Guest Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Splash screen Quote: // add the next 2 lines Splash->Hide(); Splash->Close(); Application->Run(); should we write also "delete Splash" before "Application->Run()" ? Back to top Remy Lebeau (TeamB) Guest Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Splash screen "César" <kaesar2 (AT) lycos (DOT) es> wrote Quote: should we write also "delete Splash" before "Application->Run()" ? If you don't want the memory used by the splash screen to remain in use during the lifetime of the program, then yes. Alternatively, since Matthias did specifically state that he was only interested in displaying the splash screen during the main form's initialization, you could just create and display the splash form at the beginning of the main form's constructor, and then free the splash form at the end of the constructor, or in AfterConstruction(), or anywhere else that is an appropriate place to "hide" the splash screen from. Gambit Back to top Matthias Knoke Guest Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:20 am    Post subject: Re: Splash screen Thanks for the help ... 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