I put a label control on the form (using the toolbox when I set it up)
with text that basically says "please wait". There is no code in the
form's module, and I don't interact with the form while it is
showing. I just want it to appear with the message, stay on the
screen while I do some other work, then go away. Seems simple
enough. It does appear, and when I finish the other work, it does go
away. But it is blank.