Visual Basic: Unload Your Application Correctly!

What many of us do not know is that using a button on a form with the function "Unload Form1" or even clicking the X in the upper right corner is like pulling the plug out of your computer while it is still on. It may not exit the program cleanly and efficiently, may leave background processes running, or just give you unwanted errors by exiting improperly.

 

All you need to do is unload all components, forms, controls, etc. upon unloading. Say you have 2 forms in your project, 1 component, and 2 controls. If these ojects are placed onto a form, unload them properly! For instance-

 

Private Sub Form_Unload()Unload Form1Unload Form2Unload Component1Unload Control1Unload Control2End Sub

This will make sure that all objects are properly unloaded instead of "dumping" them when you exit the program.

 

Hope this helped you.

Thanks for this tip. I have just finished a Clinical Database Management Software for GPs and forgot to include this feature. Now I have rectified it and thanks again-****.Tracy007