The FileMaker runtime I've created takes a while to load. In addition, a blank window shows up about 5 seconds before the layout inside the window decides to make its appearance.

How can I make some kind of "Loading...please wait" message appear *immediately* to reassure the user that all is well?

The message would need to disappear, of course, once the layout pops into view. Thanks.

The slow loading of runtimes appears to depend on the complexity of the total database and it doesn't need to be very complex! I have a single table, relatively simple, DB which loads in a flash - well give or take a second. Every other runtime I have takes forever. In one case, I thought it wasn't working at all.

I haven't tried this but it I will. Could you set up a simple 1-table file as a front end, which then opens the rest of the database?