I have a program that automatically checks for an updated version on the
network and if it finds it, it retrieves the new version and restarts. I
have a splash screen that has an animated gif picture with a message to let
the user know it is searching for a newer version. This all works fine, but
the gif picture does not move until after all the other code finishes. Below
is how I'm using it:
Dim frm as New Splash
frm.ShowSplash( Me)
'Run the AutoUpdate program code here
If au.NeedToUpdate () = True
frm.MainProgram IsReady() 'Close the splash screen
Close 'Exit since the AutoUpdate program will call the newer version.
Else
frm.MainProgram IsReady() 'Closes the splash screen and continue.
End If
....Other code here
The gif picture only moves after the restart when a new version is
available. I've tried using Threading, without much luck. Using Threading,
the splash screen did not show up until after all the other code was done and
even then I had an issue of notifying the threaded splash screen to close.
Does anybody have any examples of doing something similiar to this? I just
simply want the gif image on the splash form to move no matter what else is
going on.
network and if it finds it, it retrieves the new version and restarts. I
have a splash screen that has an animated gif picture with a message to let
the user know it is searching for a newer version. This all works fine, but
the gif picture does not move until after all the other code finishes. Below
is how I'm using it:
Dim frm as New Splash
frm.ShowSplash( Me)
'Run the AutoUpdate program code here
If au.NeedToUpdate () = True
frm.MainProgram IsReady() 'Close the splash screen
Close 'Exit since the AutoUpdate program will call the newer version.
Else
frm.MainProgram IsReady() 'Closes the splash screen and continue.
End If
....Other code here
The gif picture only moves after the restart when a new version is
available. I've tried using Threading, without much luck. Using Threading,
the splash screen did not show up until after all the other code was done and
even then I had an issue of notifying the threaded splash screen to close.
Does anybody have any examples of doing something similiar to this? I just
simply want the gif image on the splash form to move no matter what else is
going on.