"John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have a form which does a few operations at start-up which take a long
> while. I would like to divide the operations in two parts, one that can
> run first time form is loaded and second part that only runs once user
> opens the form subsequent time. How do I go about doing this? I presume I
> can include first part of operations in form load method, is there an
> unhide method to run the second part of operations?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>

"John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The user can close form the cross button at the top or can press the
> button labelled close which does Me.Close.
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message
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>>
>> "John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:uNLehj4jIHA.1132@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I have a form which does a few operations at start-up which take a long
>>> while. I would like to divide the operations in two parts, one that can
>>> run first time form is loaded and second part that only runs once user
>>> opens the form subsequent time. How do I go about doing this? I presume
>>> I can include first part of operations in form load method, is there an
>>> unhide method to run the second part of operations?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>
>> What happens to the form between the first load and the subsequent load?
>>
>> Is it just hidden or is it reloaded?
>>
>> LS
>
>

"Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message
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>
> "John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:uNLehj4jIHA.1132@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a form which does a few operations at start-up which take a long
>> while. I would like to divide the operations in two parts, one that can
>> run first time form is loaded and second part that only runs once user
>> opens the form subsequent time. How do I go about doing this? I presume I
>> can include first part of operations in form load method, is there an
>> unhide method to run the second part of operations?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>>
>
> What happens to the form between the first load and the subsequent load?
>
> Is it just hidden or is it reloaded?
>
> LS

"Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message
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>
> "John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:e6x2j84jIHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> The user can close form the cross button at the top or can press the
>> button labelled close which does Me.Close.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message
>> news:%23t0eD34jIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "John" <info@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:uNLehj4jIHA.1132@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I have a form which does a few operations at start-up which take a long
>>>> while. I would like to divide the operations in two parts, one that can
>>>> run first time form is loaded and second part that only runs once user
>>>> opens the form subsequent time. How do I go about doing this? I presume
>>>> I can include first part of operations in form load method, is there an
>>>> unhide method to run the second part of operations?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>
>>> What happens to the form between the first load and the subsequent load?
>>>
>>> Is it just hidden or is it reloaded?
>>>
>>> LS
>>
>>
>
> Ok since you are closing the form do you keep info from the first open
> somewhere? If so this would be the place to hold a boolean value which
> could be checked on the opening of the form. A "firsttime" switch if you
> want.
>
> How do you control the opening of the form?
> LS

> Dim frm As New frmMyForm
> frm.ShowDialog()