Getting Started with VB 6.0 by: bs0d

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Multiple Forms, ME Keyword and Conclusion

A VB project can consist of several forms. Each form has its own window, form load section, general declarations section and code window. All of the forms in a project are tied together under the project name. When you run the program, you can switch back and forth between different forms.

Unload - Unloads the form from the computers memory. Also, if you’re running an excess amount of forms, you should unload them to save on memory.

Hide - Makes the form disappear. The form will still be loaded into memory. It just will not be displayed on the screen.

ME KEYWORD:

You can refer to the current form by using the special keyword ME. Me acts like a variable and refers to the form that is currently active. You can use Me in place of the form name when coding statements and methods.

Conclusion:

I feel I have provided a nice strong start to learning Visual Basic 6.0. This tutorial does not cover many things and was never intended to be a highly technical detailed analysis and dissection of VB. However, you can learn a lot by simply playing around with the program and becoming more familiar and comfortable with its functions. I am sure that I left a lot of things out that should have made it in, and also discussed things I could have left out- but a line has to be drawn somewhere. So by all means, check out other VB tutorials on the site and other code samples available as well. I hope you enjoyed the article and are ready to get started with Visual Basic!!!