Prevent display the Access logo at startup

[Terpsfan]

I'm sure this is easy to do I'm just not sure how. I want to prevent the Access logo from displaying when I open the application. I believe it's probably going to be something I would write as a command line argument. Thanks

 

[Lightning]

To prevent the Access Logo and copyright details appearring when you open any application, do this.

1. Create a blank .bmp file 2 pixels by 2 pixels in size.
Save it as Your Application Name.bmp

2. Copy this bmp file into the same directory that your Application is run from.

Whenever this application is started the Access splash screen will no longer display.

Another option is to replace the splash screen with one of your own. You can do this by using the above process, but substituting your splash screen for the blank bmp (This is fiddly, because you need to match the Access Splash screen's size exactly), or by using registry settings and API calls (I've never used this method, but know it can be done).

HTH
Lightning

 

[KornGeek]

Lightning,
I'm intrigued by the idea of creating my own splash screen. Why would my bmp need to match the Access splash screen exactly? If it can handle a 2x2 blank bmp, I would think that it could display any size. What happens if the sizes don't match exactly, and do you recall what the correct size need to be?

Thank you.

 

[Lightning]

Oops! Goofed again!
I wrote that from memory, and I obviously should have looked it up again. I was thinking of an article that appeared in the January 1999 issue of Access-Office-VB Advisor magazine that dealt with setting up splash screens.

The article actually warns that you need to be aware that in a full install of Access, Access will display the Access user, company and registration details straight over the top of your bitmap, and you either need to leave room for these details or size the bitmap smaller than the Access splash screen to prevent these details displaying(This is where I got confused - I must be losing what's left of my mind!).

The Access splash screen is 400 by 247 pixels. Sizing your bitmap smaller than this will prevent Access displaying its details because it tries to display these details a set disatnce from the top-left corner. If the bitmap is small enough to force Access to display outside the edges of your bitmap, it displays nothing at all.

For interest, the articles title is:
Create Personalised Splash Screens for Access by Steve Fisher. It details how to set the necessary registry settings to display your bitmap by default.

Sorry about the wrong info.

Lightning