[RESOLVED] The right term for preloader

[charmedcharmer]

Hi.. just wondering what is the more techinical term for "preloader". Preloader is used in Flash, I dont know how to call iit in vb... you know, a form that displays the status of a loading form.... Ive searched for "preloader" in the forum but it seems that nobody's answering their inquiries....

Can I ask it again? How can I make a preloader? I would reaaly appreciate it even if you just direct me to a site that teaches how to make a preloader (or someting like that). thanks. Thanks a lot

[crptcblade]

Do you mean like a splash screen?

[lintz]

Are you referring to a Splash Screen?? or maybe a progress bar??

[RobDog888]

The preloadeer in Flash is a progressbar indicating the progress
of the download. In VB the equilivalent would be a Splash screen
with a progressbar indicating the progress of loading forms,
connecting to a db, loading a recordset, or anything else that you
have in need to be loaded before your program starts.

If you go to Project > Add Form > and in the New tab there is a
template for a Splash Screen.

You can add a progressbar to it if you want. Project >
Components > Controls tab > and select Windows Common
Controls 6.0.

HTH

[charmedcharmer]

GOT IT.... thanks... how do i make the progress bar work, you know, progressing as the loading of the object/control/form occurs?

Since I dont know what is happening internally to my object/control/form, i mean, it just takes some time to appear, i dont have the information on how many percent it has loaded.. how can i know the percentage of one loading control?

I am asking this coz i'll be having 180+ picture boxes on a form, and i think it will load much longer than loading a form without a picture box... so i need the information about the percentage of the loaded objects on my form or the form itself.... Got my explantion? Im not good on explaining things.... Thank you.. hope you'll still answer me back.... thanks. thanks alot...

[dglienna]

make the progress bar max=180, then to advance it, advance it 18 every time you read 10 files and display them. that way, while it reads the first 18, progress will be 0, then for the next 18, progress will be 10%, etc.

[RobDog888]

In the form_load event of your main form reference your
splash screen.progressbar.value to equal another increment as
you set the picture property of the pictureboxes, etc.

[charmedcharmer]

oooh, thats how it works..... thank you very much again for your replies.... thanks alot.... thank you thank you! havent i thank you enough? I'll be tying your code later when i get home... THANKS