private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { curve_border(); tool_tip(); //show verification panel on load panel_verification.Size = new Size(844, 406); panel_verification.Location = new Point(2, 143); panel_admin.Visible = false; panel_staff_rec.Visible = false; panel_verification.Visible = true; //connect to server and laod records db_handle db = new db_handle(); db._verify_db_exists(); lbl_status.Text = db.n; //db._load_records(); //append launch date and time to log_file to make error tracing easier try { System.IO.File.AppendAllText(Application.StartupPath + "\\app_logs\\program_log.txt", "\n--------" + "--------Program Log for " + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() + "---at---" + DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString() + "----------------"); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show("error " + ex.Message); } }