In previous versions of 4D, the image used for the splash screen was saved as a resource. Because of this, it was possible to programatically change the image by changing the resource.

As of 4D v11 SQL and 4D v12, this has changed so that a resource can no longer be used, so this particular method is no longer possible. There are however a few alternatives for programatically changing a splash screen:

• Use a Toolbox image that you programatically change.
  
  
  • create an image in the Toolbox and name it something like "splash_screen"
  
  
  • create a method that changes the Toolbox image. The code would use the SET PICTURE TO LIBRARY command and look something like the following:
    
    

    SET PICTURE TO LIBRARY($newPicture;$ID_From_Step_One;"splash_screen")

  
  
  • Run the above code each time you want the splash screen to change.
    
  
  
  Note, the splash screen image is loaded before the On Startup method runs, so for a client to see the new image, they would have to log in again.



• Disable the built in spash screen and use a custom splash screen process. An example of this is detailed in the Tech Note 4D Spash Screen.