Deleting Control Array Items

[Cndn]

I've got a little arcade WWII fighter planes game of mine in the works right now. For all the enemy planes, bombing targets, explosions, etc. I'm using shape control arrays and creating new items in the arrays when they are needed in the game. The problem is that I don't know how to delete control array items that are no longer needed, so my game becomes so slow and bogged down that it's impossible to play. So my only options are either to buy the chess playing super computer 'Deep Blue', or find a way to elimanate control array items I no longer require.

P.S. Thanks to Foada for all the helpful posts on my control array questions.

 

[JohnYingling]

Use Unload ControlArrayName(index) but be careful about doing it in any event of the control array. What I do is make the control invisible and when I want a new one I look for an unused one and only create a new one if needed.. Use For/Each instead of an index to avoid a problem.
Dim ctl as whatever
Dim lngNew as Long
Do
For Each ctl in ControlArrayName
if ctl.Visible = true then exit do
Next
lngNew = ControlArrayName.Ubound + 1
Load controlarrayname(lngNew)
Set Ctl = ControlArrayName(lngNew)
Exit Do: Loop
' ctl is the usable control

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