private void FrmViewInbox_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//new form
Form f = new Form();
//define the size of the form
f.Size = new Size(400, 200);
//make no border style
f.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
//don't minimize the box
f.MinimizeBox = false;
//change the background colour
f.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.DarkBlue;
//change the text in the form
f.Text = "Just Loading";
//don't maximise box
f.MaximizeBox = true;
//initalise the new resource manager
ResourceManager rm = Resources.ResourceManager;
//add the bitmap image
Image im = (Bitmap)rm.GetObject("Spinning_Gif");
//initalise the picturebox
PictureBox pb = new PictureBox();
//fill the dock
pb.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
pb.Image = im;
pb.Location = new Point(5, 5);
//show the form and add the controls.
f.Controls.Add(pb);
f.Show();
//this protects us for any internet connection outages
bool Result = CheckForInternetConnection();
//this runs if the internet connection is all ok
if (Result == true)
{
//create instance of the EmailCollection
clsEmailCollection Emails = new clsEmailCollection();
//this will add new emails from the server online
Emails.UpdateEmails();
LoadEmails();
f.Close();
}
else
{
LoadEmails();
//this runs if the internet connection is not good.
MessageBox.Show("You must have an active internet connection to retrieve latest emails.");
f.Close();
}
}
public void CheckIfUpdatedEmails()
{
clsEmailCollection Emails = new clsEmailCollection();
Emails.UpdateEmails();
}
