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[ant]

how do you clear all the user made changes on a form. Like when the user checks a check box the next time they get that form that checkbox shouldn't still be checked. I've tried Form2.refresh but that doesn't do anything


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[Ghost308]

Are you using Form1.Show to display your form and Hide to make it disappear? The Show method automatically invokes the Load method/event, the Hide method does not invoke the Unload method/event. Try using Unload to make your window go away, that way when it is displayed again it is re-loaded into memory and (i think...) should use its default settings.

[Cimperiali]

Another way is to write a sub to reset your fields (it should be quicker than unloading and reloading the form):
ie:
inside a form

public sub resetMe()
'you may cycle throughout all controls
'with

'dim fMe as form
'dim ctl as control
'set fMe = thisformname
'for each ctl in fMe
'if typeOf ctl is checkbox then
'ctl.checked = false
'elseif
'...
'else
'...
'end if
'next ctl

'Or you may want to use specific code:
Check1.Value = false
Text1.Text = ""
'...
end sub



To call this "strange" sub, you type the name of form, type a point and...look: it is a method of the form, now!
ie:

Form1.resetMe
'or
with Form1
.resetMe
end with




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