splash screen

if i have created a splash screen, how can i make it disappear after loading?

Do you mean fade away, or just dissapear?

ermm
fade away

This is supposed to only work with Windows 2000 or later.

VB Code:

Const LWA_ALPHA = &H2
Const GWL_EXSTYLE = (-20)
Const WS_EX_LAYERED = &H80000
Private Declare Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetLayeredWindowAttributes Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal crKey As Long, ByVal bAlpha As Byte, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
Private Sub FadeWindow(Percentage As Integer)
    SetLayeredWindowAttributes Me.hWnd, 0, 255 - (2.55 * Percentage), LWA_ALPHA
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
    Dim x As Integer
    
        'So we can change the alpha of the window
        SetWindowLong Me.hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, GetWindowLong(Me.hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE) Or WS_EX_LAYERED
        
    For x = 0 To 100
        'So the program doesn't stop responding
        DoEvents
        'Fade the window
        FadeWindow x
    Next
End Sub

ermmm
sorry i am not good at such stuff
but where to change ur code with respect to the splash screen i have?

andrew G
can u make a sample program and zip it for me to download and test?
thanks

Ok Try this. All i basically did was copy and paste the code straight into the splash screen's declarations.