Modify ArcView start-up banner

Summary

The ArcView start-up banner is displayed as a modeless dialog window by the request MsgBox.Banner. Since this request does not return a Window object, the requests Move and Resize can not be used on the banner. Because MsgBox.Banner displays an image, you can give the banner a different look. You can use a graphics program to modify the default bitmap image or to create a different one. If you choose to modify the default image, you should make a copy of it first. This document shows you how to use a different image.

Procedure

1. Start a text editor, such as Notepad or WordPad, and open the Startup file found in the ..esri\av_gis30\arcview\etc directory.
   
   
2. Search for the line containing the text string MsgBox.Banner:
   
   

   Code:
   MsgBox.Banner("$AVHOME/etc/banner".AsFileName, 1, "")

   
   
3. Comment this line and insert a new line pointing to the new bitmap instead of $AVHOME/ETC/BANNER. For example:
   
   

   Code:
   MsgBox.Banner("c:\home\gis_proj\mynewbanner.bmp".asfileName, 1, "")  

   
   
   

   Note:
   To make the banner display longer, increase the numerical parameter.  

   
   
4. Save changes and exit the text editor. When you start ArcView, you will see the modified banner.
   
   

   Note:
   If the image fails to display, you may need to decrease its dimensions.  

   
   
   

   Warning:
   The image file must be a bitmap (.bmp), otherwise you will get a segmentation violation.