SAMPLE: Code Demonstrates an Application Sign-On Screen

 Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q79976
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.o and 3.1

SUMMARY

Many applications have a "sign-on" screen that is displayed while the application is loading and initializing. This screen remains visible for some set amount of time or until the user performs some action that interacts with the application. At that point, the sign-on screen disappears and the application may be used as normally.

Download SIGNON.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) 

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download SIGNON.EXE (size: 22215 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get SIGNON.EXE (size: 22215 bytes)

The sign-on screen can be implemented by using a modeless dialog box and performing some additional processing in the application's main message loop. After the main window is created and displayed, a modeless dialog box is created and displayed. This modeless dialog box usually contains the company name and application copyright information. The application then waits for any action indicating that the user is ready to work, such as clicking the mouse or typing on the keyboard. Additionally, the application could start a timer and remove the sign-on screen after a set amount of time (five seconds, for example).

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 softlib SIGNON.EXE
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KBSubcategory: UsrDlgs

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Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
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