What show user during loading period?

[MarkSLC]

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.

[Oldfogey]

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?