>>A question for all you API gurus -- is there any advantage in VFP5/6 to minimizing forms before hiding them? Any savings in Windows resources, for example.
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>Hi James,
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>This is a gut reaction, and one I've not taken the time check. I'd say probably not anything that would amount to something significant. One of the reasons that I think this is that the controls on VFP forms (with the exception of ActiveX controls) aren't standard Windows objects, and my hunch is that they use less in terms of resources than they would otherwise.
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>Personally, I think that minimizing a form before hiding it would be esthetically unattractive. But that's just IMO.
George,
You're probably right. There would not be enough saving to make the effort worth it. I asked because I ran several tests and could detect very little (not to mention inconsistent) difference in resources used.
Thanks for the help.
Jim Edgar
Jurix Data Corporation
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