>it took 4 secs+ to remove a container with 21 contained controls.
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>is there a way to actually make it faster?
didja try setting the form.Visible to .F. until done changing it? Would it be unacceptable if that actually causes the form to "blink off and back on"?
Rich Addison, Micro Vane, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI
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