Metallikanz!
Tue Aug 16 12:37:40 CDT 2005
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I would suggest you wrap the method used for loading your settings and =
stuff in a delegate and call it asynchronously using the BeginInvoke() =
method. After this you can proceed to load your main form, once that's =
done you can call the EndInvoke() method which's a blocking call and =
will return once all your settings are loaded. Asynchronous delegate =
invocation internally uses threads and stuff (ThreadPool actually) but =
then you wouldn't have to get your hands dirty doing it while the FW =
takes care of it for you.
HTH, Metallikanz!
"John Cosmas" <johncosmas@charter.net> wrote in message =
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> We have a unique situation where we need to speed up the activation of =
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> MAIN form. We have put a splash page before the main shows up and we=20
> pre-load most of our stuff (user profiles). Then we bring up the =
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> form, but we need to continue loading our other stuff (data sets, =
list). We=20
> want to do while inside the SPLASH, but minimize it and let the MAIN =
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> come up as fast and quickly as possible. At this point, we'll HIDE =
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> SPLASH page and just continue loading items in it. Does this involve=20
> multi-threading, and if so, where can I read up on this?=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I would suggest you wrap the method =
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once that's done you can call the EndInvoke() method which's a blocking =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>HTH, Metallikanz!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>"John Cosmas" <</FONT><A=20
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size=3D2>johncosmas@charter.net</FONT></A><FONT color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>> wrote in=20
message </FONT><A href=3D"news:ht7Me.33957$_41.5305@fe02.lga"><FONT=20
size=3D2>news:ht7Me.33957$_41.5305@fe02.lga</FONT></A><FONT =
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size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>> We have a =
unique=20
situation where we need to speed up the activation of our <BR>> MAIN=20
form. We have put a splash page before the main shows up and we =
<BR>>=20
pre-load most of our stuff (user profiles). Then we bring up =
the=20
MAIN <BR>> form, but we need to continue loading our other stuff =
(data sets,=20
list). We <BR>> want to do while inside the SPLASH, but =
minimize it and=20
let the MAIN form <BR>> come up as fast and quickly as =
possible. At=20
this point, we'll HIDE the <BR>> SPLASH page and just continue =
loading items=20
in it. Does this involve <BR>> multi-threading, and if so, =
where can I=20
read up on this? <BR>> <BR>></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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