SAMPLE: 256 Color (Or More) Splash Screens For Applications (186459)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q186459

SUMMARY

Splash.exe is a sample application that demonstrates:
  • How to display a splash screen for an application.
  • How to load resource bitmaps without losing color information.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Splash.exe

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The following files are a part of the Splash.exe:
  • Splash.c: Contains all of the functions relating to creating and displaying a splash bitmap.
  • Splash.rc: Contains the resource for the sample including references to the bitmap that is displayed.
Splash.exe provides a simple way to display a splash screen for any application without modifying the sources for that application. You can avoid modifying the sources for the application because the user starts the Splash application, while the Splash application displays the splash bitmap and starts the real application.

Splash.exe is configured to launch Notepad.exe while displaying the Windows NT logo bitmap for five seconds. To customize Splash with your own bitmaps, simply change the bitmap corresponding to IDB_BITMAP in the resources for the SPLASH project. You can further customize the sample by changing the following values in Splash.c:
  • lpszApplication: Determines the name of the application that the splash screen application starts. It defaults to Notepad.exe for demonstration purposes.
  • bMakeSplashTopmost: Determines whether or not the splash screen is displayed (and kept) in front of other windows until it is canceled or times out.
  • dwSplashDuration: Determines how long (in milliseconds) the splash screen is displayed. Note that the user can cancel the splash screen by clicking on it or pressing a key while it is active.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/11/2005
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