Hi

I have a form with 2 ARRAYS : command1 and label1 and some code, which says :

...
label1(ind).visible = command1(ind).visible
....

[with ind = some index].

Despite the fact that some command1(ind) become visible (I explicitly set them in code), label1(ind) NEVER becomes visible, because when sampled, command1(ind).visible ALWAYS returns the value it was set at Design Time.

After lots of banging my head against various objects, I finally tried this (to make sure it happens):

...
command1(ind).visible = true
if command1(ind).visible then <some code>
...

Guess what ? The <some code> never executes !! Also, when using the Watch Window, the .Visible property of command1(ind) never changes - it stays the way I set it at Design Time ! (although it becomes visible on the form !)

Is this Christmas or Halloween ?

Have some clue ?

I had a problem like that; looks like its a VB bug. But when I created an EXE of the same code; guess what? it amazingly worked. So I will ask you, try to run with full compile (Ctrl+F5), if that does not work then you can go for EXE.

-Ned

Be careful not to test the Visible property in the Load event, because normally it is valid only after that the form has been loaded.
What I usually do is using the Activate or Paint event, with a static boolean flag so I can run the code only once. When I really has to use the Load event (because of code legacy) I use the components' Tag property if not already used, otherwise a local boolean array.

Marco