Fade Splash screen

[CEH]

I've done some searching here, but don't see exactly what I am looking for. I am wanting to attach some code to the timer on a slash screen, or on the close event, to fade the splash screen out. I have looked at the "Cadice Tripp" site. It's fine, but not a fade out. What I want is a simple fade in.... fade out, on the splash screen. Anyone seen any code for this?
Thanks

 

[Oldsoftboss]

Don't think it's possible in Access

 

[Tezcatlipoca]

Indeed. The only way I can think to do it is have the splash screen written in something else and saved somewhere on the PC as an executable file. you could then have Access run the .exe

 

[Oldsoftboss]

This is as close as I know

 

[ChrisO]

See how the attachment goes…it can be made to fade in as well.

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Chris.

 

[CEH]

This is as close as I know

I've seen this one.......... Close........ But........

 

[CEH]

See how the attachment goes…it can be made to fade in as well.

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Chris.

Thanks Chris! This is more what I am looking for.........
Now if we could get one of our hot coders here to take a look and strip it down!!
Seems like SO much code to do one simple thing!
Well, I'm not exactly a "Hot" coder.... But I'll attempt to reduce the size. Thru my ventures into VBA I have seen SO many DB's with bloated code!
Thanks again Chris!

 

[ghudson]

See how the attachment goes…it can be made to fade in as well.

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Chris.

Pretty cool!

 

[ChrisO]

A fade in and out demo is attached.

Regards,
Chris.

 

[ChrisO]

Partial transparency may also have its uses but that’s up to your imagination.

Regards,
Chris.

 

[alexkong2003]

A Really Prefect Code!! But can explain how to use the code? because i do try it but it not work? Thank you

 

[Oldsoftboss]

A couple of great examples. Worth posting in the sample Db section, I reckon.

 

[CEH]

OK Chris,
Almost perfect
Here's a little challenge...... This is probably easy, but nothing I have tried is working. As you see on this one the Splash screen fades in and out in one motion, then opens your main menu....... Problem.... Once the opacity setting reaches 255 I want a timer event to hold the splash there for say...... 5 to 10 seconds before executing the close........ Ideas?

Thanks

 

[ChrisO]

G’day Curtis.

Although there is very little code involved at the Form level a good understanding of the Timer event is required.

As Oldsoftboss suggested I might put this in the sample database section. One of the problems though is that people may ask how do I fade an image? or how do I fade a subform?

To me the sample database section is a place to post ideas and not solutions. If people can’t take the idea and continue to develop it further then they end up using code they don’t understand.

Anyway, rant over for today (though the day is still young ) so please see attachment.

Regards,
Chris.

 

[CEH]

Well, Thank you again Chris. I DID try to take this further from the examples. I had the form fading in and out.... The timing was my only problem. And I am guessing you are trained in VB and not just VBA..... I DO try to learn from every code I see. People do not alway put comments in thier code, so it is a little hard at times without a VB background. It looks like what I was missing was the declaration of the static variable........ I will do some further reading on that one to fully understand the code, and a bit more on "timer events"
And for your comment.... "To me the sample database section is a place to post ideas and not solutions"
Thats fine for the "Sample database section" But this IS called a forum..... A place where people post questions and seek answers. We hope those with more knowledge will help those of us with less knowledge. If they are not willing to do that.... then they shouldn't be involved with a forum.
OK......... Thats MY rant for the day...........
Again...... Thank you very much Chris, your an asset to the forum.

 

[JoeCruse]

And for your comment.... "To me the sample database section is a place to post ideas and not solutions"
Thats fine for the "Sample database section" But this IS called a forum..... A place where people post questions and seek answers. We hope those with more knowledge will help those of us with less knowledge. If they are not willing to do that.... then they shouldn't be involved with a forum.
OK......... Thats MY rant for the day...........
Again...... Thank you very much Chris, your an asset to the forum.

Wow.


Chris, thanks for putting up the samples, they are well done.

 

[CEH]

Forgive me if I sounded insulting...... Didn't mean to be. I am very greatful to Chris for helping with the code. But a forum IS a place for questions and answers.... We all learn from those who know more then us....
And YES it should be in the sample database with credit to Chris for the modifications and KPD-Team for the original code.

 

[Robert88]

Cool it works!!!!

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the fading splash screen, exactly what I was looking for.

Already incorporated the appropriate code and all is working, cheers

Robert88

 

[ChrisO]

G’day Robert and no problems, glad you like it.

Latest version is attached.

Regards,
Chris.

 

[Robert88]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the update, interesting ideas within.

Robert88