GeneralSplashScreen.cs

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Threading;

namespace Sample_Environment_Control_Interface
{
    public partial class GeneralSplashScreen : Form
    {
        private static GeneralSplashScreen _splashScreen = null;
        private static Thread _runningThread = null;
        private static String _message = "";

        private delegate void HideSplashScreenDelegate();

        public GeneralSplashScreen()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        static public void ShowSplashScreen(String text)
        {
            _message = text;

            // Make sure it is only launched once.
            if (_splashScreen == null)
            {
                _runningThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(GeneralSplashScreen.ShowForm));
                _runningThread.IsBackground = true;
                _runningThread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
                _runningThread.Start();
            }
        }

        // A private entry point for the thread.
        static private void ShowForm()
        {
            _splashScreen = new GeneralSplashScreen();
            _splashScreen.lblMessage.Text = _message;

            Application.Run(_splashScreen);
        }

        // A static method to close the SplashScreen
        static public void CloseForm()
        {
            if (_splashScreen != null)
            {
                _splashScreen.Invoke(new HideSplashScreenDelegate(HideScreen));
                _splashScreen = null;
            }
            _runningThread.Abort();
            _runningThread = null;           
        }

        static private void HideScreen()
        {
            _splashScreen.Visible = false;
        }
    }
}