Close a form after x amount of time

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mattgcon

I have a popup form within my application that I want to show for only
about 10 seconds. On this form by the way has an AVI that plays. I want
the form to popup on click of a button and close after 10 seconds
automatically but can't figure out how to do it, does nayone know how
to do this?
 
Add a timer to the form, set it for 10 seconds, when it
goes off, in your event handler, close the form.

Robin S.
 
Here's one way using a timer:

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim t As Timer = New Timer()
t.Interval = 10000
AddHandler t.Tick, AddressOf HandleTimerTick
t.Start()
End Sub

Private Sub HandleTimerTick()
Me.Close()
End Sub

Thanks,

Seth Rowe
 
Here's one way using a timer:

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim t As Timer = New Timer()
t.Interval = 10000
AddHandler t.Tick, AddressOf HandleTimerTick
t.Start()
End Sub

Private Sub HandleTimerTick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs)
Me.Close()
End Sub

Thanks,

Seth Rowe
 
Robin,

I tried the timer thing, I placed it within the form load maybe that is
the wrong place to have it, but anyway, after the time the form didn't
go away.

here is my code
t.Interval = 100
t.Enabled = True
While t.Interval < 10000
t.Interval += 100
End While
frmAVI.Close()
 
I have a popup form within my application that I want to show for only
about 10 seconds. On this form by the way has an AVI that plays. I want
the form to popup on click of a button and close after 10 seconds
automatically but can't figure out how to do it, does nayone know how
to do this?
Click to expand...

So everyone else is suggesting Timers. I was going to suggest that as
well, but I wanted to be different! ;)
Is there a way you can detect when the AVI stops playing? If so, you
could detect the end of the AVI and then close the form. This *might*
be better than a fixed time limit of 10 seconds, in cases where the
system hangs for 1 or 2 seconds while the AVI is playing (actuallly,
probably while it's loading).
Unfortunately, I don't know how to do that in code (never done AVI's in
VB). But it's a different suggestiong.
 
If he starts it as a process he could do:

dim p as System.Diagnostics.Process = Process.Start(..)
p.WaitfoExit()
me.Close()

I too have never messed with AVIs, hopefully the OP will share how he
starts it.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe
 
Seth,

Actually I didn't do anything special to start the AVI. I am using an
Animation Control that automatically starts the AVI for me.
I did the timer thing like that which was mention and it work perfectly
thank you
 
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