>Hello,
>
>I am sure that this is probably really simple, but I cannot find out how to do it.
>
>I would like to turn off screen output while I draw a few controls and then turn screen output back on. At the moment I get quite a bit of flicker, but this would stop that happening.
>
>Pete

Had this code to a standard module:

Private Declare Function LockWindowUpdate _
                Lib "user32" _
                (ByVal hwndLock As Long) As Long

Public Sub FreezeUpdate(ByVal plngHandle As Long)
    LockWindowUpdate plngHandle
End Sub

Now, in your form, you can use it this way:

    Call FreezeUpdate(Me.hwnd)
    '... Do your stuff here ...
    Call FreezeUpdate(0&)