form disappears when thread is put to sleep mode

[karunam]

hello ,

i have list of mp3 files to be played.i need to stop the loop till the first mp3 file plays. when i give thread.sleep(say for 1 min) my form which is displaying image disappears. how can i solve this.

thanks in advance
karuna

 

[jmcilhinney]

I assume that you mean that the form goes blank rather than actually disappears. If the thread is asleep then it cannot redraw the form, so it cannot be refreshed.