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Is it possible? Splash/login as seperate application

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    ziperzappper
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    Before i tear my thinning hair out, is it possible to launch an app by having a splash screen and then login form show, and if the login is correct then close this down and launch the main app as MdiParent with Children forms as user input, I am presuming this will allow me to catch if a path to the database is ok before launching the main app. (At the moment i am opening the MdiParent and hiding it, then displaying the splash and then logon. It doesn't look pretty.)

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      Before i tear my thinning hair out, is it possible to launch an app by having a splash screen and then login form show, and if the login is correct then close this down and launch the main app as MdiParent with Children forms as user input, I am presuming this will allow me to catch if a path to the database is ok before launching the main app. (At the moment i am opening the MdiParent and hiding it, then displaying the splash and then logon. It doesn't look pretty.)

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      Christian Graus
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      If the main app is a seperate exe, what stops people bypassing your login ?

      Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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        Before i tear my thinning hair out, is it possible to launch an app by having a splash screen and then login form show, and if the login is correct then close this down and launch the main app as MdiParent with Children forms as user input, I am presuming this will allow me to catch if a path to the database is ok before launching the main app. (At the moment i am opening the MdiParent and hiding it, then displaying the splash and then logon. It doesn't look pretty.)

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        Mycroft Holmes
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        I use the following process Application entry point is Sub Main. Display the splash screen with form.show Do the login useing a form.show (we use a seperate DLL for this) if the validation is successful then do the Application.Rum(mainform)

        Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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