timer and auto loading of form problems...please help...

[freefall]

ok, so i have 3 times, to each change the rate that the progressbar progresses...

and at the end, i want it to click on the form to load the rest of the app...

and i get an 'object reference not set to an instance of an object'..

Private Sub frmSplash_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        tmrLoadDB.Enabled = True
        lblLoadingDB.BringToFront()
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub tmrLoadDB_Elapsed(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs) Handles tmrLoadDB.Elapsed
 
        progBarMain.Value = progBarMain.Value + 1
        If progBarMain.Value >= 45 Then
            tmrLoadDB.Enabled = False
            tmrLoadForms.Enabled = True
        End If
 
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub tmrLoadForms_Elapsed(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs) Handles tmrLoadForms.Elapsed
        lblLoadForms.BringToFront()
        progBarMain.Value = progBarMain.Value + 1
        If progBarMain.Value >= 150 Then
            tmrLoadForms.Enabled = False
            tmrSecPol.Enabled = True
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub tmrSecPol_Elapsed(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs) Handles tmrSecPol.Elapsed
        lblLoadSecPol.BringToFront()
        progBarMain.Value = progBarMain.Value + 1
        If progBarMain.Value = 200 Then
            tmrSecPol.Enabled = False
        End If
 
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub frmSplash_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Click
        If tmrLoadDB.Enabled = False And tmrLoadForms.Enabled = False And tmrSecPol.Enabled = False Then
            Dim loginForm As Sparticus.frmLogin
            loginForm.Activate()
        End If
    End Sub

thanks everyone, Justin

[alextyx]

I guess you need to insert a NEW.
From:
Dim loginForm As Sparticus.frmLogin
To
Dim loginForm As New Sparticus.frmLogin

[freefall]

I guess you need to insert a NEW.
From:
Dim loginForm As Sparticus.frmLogin
To
Dim loginForm As New Sparticus.frmLogin

Thanks, ill remember that for next time...

i just used a sub main() procedure, and an if me.dialogresult = ok statement...

Public Shared Sub Main()
        Application.EnableVisualStyles()
        Application.DoEvents()
        Dim splash As New frmSplash
 
        If splash.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
            splash.Dispose()
            Application.Run(New frmLogin)
        Else
            splash.Dispose()
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub tmrSecPol_Elapsed(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs) Handles tmrSecPol.Elapsed
        lblLoadSecPol.BringToFront()
        progBarMain.Value = progBarMain.Value + 1
        If progBarMain.Value = 200 Then
            tmrSecPol.Enabled = False
            Me.DialogResult = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK
        End If
 
    End Sub

that works fine for me...thanks for the reply, Justin

[jmcilhinney]

Argh! I don't like Hungarian notation but I particularly dislike it when it's used in type names. Hungarian notation is for variables, so if you have a form variable it may be appropriate to prefix its name with "frm", but if you derive a class from the Form class it is not appropriate to prefic it with "frm". If were going to use Hungarian notation in that situation then you would use "cls" for Class, but that's just silly. Anyway, enough ranting. Activate is like Focus. You can't focus something that isn't visible. You need to Show the form first. You also need to create it, so do follow alextyx's advice too.