Use the LockWindowUpdate API in VB...

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

LockWindowUpdate Me.Hwnd ' No more screen refreshes
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LockWindowUpdate 0 ' Unlock refresh

>I'm dynamically adding columns to a listview control inside a tab page at runtime that's displaying each column being added. Is there a way to turn off screen refreshes while the columns are being added and only refresh when all columns are added?
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>In VFP there's a property LockScreen that I would use for this type of use.