InstantForum 2017-1 FinalStrataFrame Forumhttp://forum.strataframe.net/StrataFrame ForumTue, 09 Jun 2026 00:16:51 GMT20http://forum.strataframe.net/FindPost7152.aspxHello all,</P><P>Sorry for the newbie question and I imagine the answer is no.&nbsp; I have a method I want to run&nbsp;after the form is completely loaded.&nbsp; What I mean by Loaded is all controls have been drawn and the form is waiting for user input.&nbsp; I can see running this method in the background so perhaps a worker thread is appropriate here?&nbsp; </P><P>My question is this:&nbsp; Is there a standard form event I can use to call my method after the form has been completely drawn?&nbsp; I have tried after InitializeComponents in the New event, Load, Activate, GainFocus (with a flag stating its the initial load), etc. and none of these events allow the form to completely draw prior to calling my method that takes&nbsp;between 5-10 seconds to run.</P><P>Ideas?</P><P>BenMon, 26 Feb 2007 09:08:56 GMTBen Kimhttp://forum.strataframe.net/FindPost7167.aspxYou can&nbsp;create a System.Threading.Timer within the Load event and have it wait about 250ms before processing your callback.&nbsp; Also, the callback will already happen on another thread (it doesn't invoke on the main thread), so there's no need to create another thread explicitly.&nbsp; Or, you can put your code in the Shown() event... I believe that's the one that fires after the SetVisibleCore() has been called on the form to draw everything.Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:08:56 GMTStrataFrame Team