VB question

From my limited understanding frm*.Show will also call the unloaded form to memory

By using the module UnloadAll procedure and recalling frmMain to memory, you would lose any unsaved data settings. Is this correct and, if so, is there another method besides assigning global variables to the form's labels and text boxes to reinstate the original data on the freshly loaded instance of themain form?

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Originally posted by Shift_2_Break:
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I understand...

You are right! I was not aware of the full project that you all were trying to create. I was just giving differnt examples. The only way I can think to keep settings resident throught the program would be to save and get registry values on load and unload.

opiate
Good Luck..

Just as a tip, you can always do this:

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dim frmX as Form

for each frmX in Forms
    Unload frmX
next

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This will cause each of your forms to be unloaded from memory - the list of forms in your program is held in the Forms collection.

Be careful though as it will unload the form you call this from too!

You also need to understand the differences between Show,Hide and Load,Unload. Show and Hide are used to display the forms without removing them from memory and thus losing any associated data. Using the .Show method will cause the form to be loaded (and call the _Load event) if the form is not currently in memory.

In the same way, the Hide method with simply remove the form from the screen without destroying it's associated data.

Just for another tip, always use the _QueryUnload sub rather than the _Unload as QueryUnload is always called, whereas there are some situations where the _Unload sub does not get called.

Thanks antonye for clearing that up. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> I'm in no way a VB guru, but I help where I can. And you gave the exact example I was thinking of *but couldn't remember just right* with the loading and unloading of multiple forms.