*Freeze* a form

[Duvy]

Hi all,

Is there a way to "freeze" a form in order to peform some updates and then "release" it. This is needed to avoid a flashing screen as far I'm using a lot of small picture to show warning messages. Instead to use sentences, I'm using yellow and/or red squares close to the fields.

TIA
Yvon

 

[danvlas]

You can use
Echo False

to stop updating the screen and

Echo True
when you're done.

Don't forget the Echo True part, otherwise you'll think the application has stopped responding.

HTH




Daniel Vlas
Systems Consultant

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[Duvy]

Ok, thanks a lot Daniel. It works but not where I want it to.
The main concern with a freezing action is when program is *painting* the screen and I can't use it = no effect. I guess I should use some API from GDI.

Anyway, I keep the trick ;-)

Have a good day,
Yvon