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Form.afterOnLoad event???

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SharpCoderMP - 29 Aug 2005 14:16 GMT
hi,

when form is loaded i would like to popup a message box to the user
after the form is shown to him/her. there is onLoad event but it occurs
just before form is displayed. how can i popup message box just after
form is displayed?
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] - 29 Aug 2005 18:49 GMT
"SharpCoderMP" <csharp_mp@interia.pl.NFSPM> schrieb:
> when form is loaded i would like to popup a message box to the user
> after the form is shown to him/her. there is onLoad event but it occurs
> just before form is displayed. how can i popup message box just after
> form is displayed?

\\\
Private Sub Form1_Activated( _
   ByVal sender As Object, _
   ByVal e As EventArgs _
) Handles MyBase.Activated
   Static IsActivated As Boolean
   If Not IsActivated Then
       IsActivated = True
       Application.DoEvents()    ' ...
       MsgBox("Form activated for the first time!")
   End If
End Sub
///

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SharpCoderMP - 30 Aug 2005 15:45 GMT
thanks - that did what i needed.
is Application.DoEvents() required?
i run my app with and without this line and there were no difference...
or maybe i miss something?

> "SharpCoderMP" <csharp_mp@interia.pl.NFSPM> schrieb:
>
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> Application.DoEvents()    ' ...        MsgBox("Form activated for the
> first time!")    End If End Sub ///
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] - 30 Aug 2005 16:13 GMT
"SharpCoderMP" <csharp_mp@interia.pl.NFSPM> schrieb:
> thanks - that did what i needed.
> is Application.DoEvents() required?
> i run my app with and without this line and there were no difference...
> or maybe i miss something?

No, it's not required.

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M V P  <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B   <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>


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