Looking for favorite ways of CONSERVING Windows RESOURCES!!!
I know I'm late to chime in on this thread, but you might also look
into the "Window-less" controls (MSWless.ocx - IIRC) These are some of
the same textbox, listbox, etc, but don't have their own hWnd and
consume fewer resources. They are included in the Enterprise edition
for sure, other editions I don't know...
ScottD
Quote:
> One tip I've seen is to use a Frame instead of a PictureBox for
grouping
> controls. It has no ScaleHeight or ScaleWidth, but when its border
is turned
> off, controls can be positioned on it using its Height and Width
properties.
> Of course, the resource gain depends on how many groups you need to
make.
> Mark Holder
> > I'm curious which VB6 controls are considered to be the biggest
'windows
> > resource' hogs. To put it another way, which controls do you
experts like
> > to use as little as possible out of consideration towards limited
resource
> > availability on a user's system?
> > I know we all wage the ongoing battle of which of our forms we
should
> > completely unload as opposed to 'hide'. In addition to what I've
asked
> > above though, I guess I'm looking for *ANY* general advice you'd
care to
> > share about the most thrifty way of using Windows Resources.
> > I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks in advance.
