hello,
I have a VB 6 project where I had some code that I used to execute by clicking a button on the form, and I've 'cut-and-pasted' that code, it's related subroutines it calls, and the form_load coad into a new project.

In this new project, I want the main subroutine which used to be invoked by a button click, I'll call it for now:

Sub CodeToAutomaticallyRunAfterFormLoadCompletes()

to Automatically run as soon as the form_load routine completes and the form is displayed on the screen. I have a Status box in this form that communicates info to use user.
I also need this Sub to not be interruped by anything in it's execution, ie, if the user minimized or switches away focus from the window, and I only need this Sub to run one time...when it's done, the form should close.

How do I setup my project code so that this will happen?

thanks in advance for your help!
david

hi david
I answer you in another forum I guess :)

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Unknown

It is unclear to me exactly what you are asking.

I assume that you do not want to call this from the form_load event because the sub routine uses UI elements of the form that are not comletely initialized until after the form is loaded.

The code for this could be put into the form_activate event handler. Since the method will cause the form to close once it is done with all its processing, the user will never be able to minimize or click away from the form.

I suspect there are problems due to the way your method is written.

What have you tried, and what is your code supposed to be doing?

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