Screen Flases even though ScreenUpdating is set to false

JONeill

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I have a macro that uses a cover sheet with a picture on it. The data sheet is hidden. Even though I disable screen updating before every write operation, the picture still flashes when it performs a delete and an insert. The save for an edit is fine. The picture is about 900k and the insert has to resort the data and the delete moves data below the deleted row up one row. I also have to switch sheets to write although, I never make the Data sheet the active sheet. Anybody have any ideas? It's a small thing but it would be nice if I could get it to work right.
 

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Re: Screen Flases even thoush ScreenUpdating is set to false

I think you might need to post the macro ;)
 
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Re: Screen Flases even thoush ScreenUpdating is set to false

Here is the code that adds a record.

Code:
Private Sub AddRecord(ByVal site As clsSite)
    Dim rowNumber As Long

    'Turn off screen updating
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    
    'Check to see if site name already exists
    rowNumber = IData.FindSiteRow(DrngPrms, site.siteName)
    
    'Returns a row number so there is
    'a duplicate record in the worksheet
    If rowNumber > 0 Then
        lblErrorMessage.Caption = "There is already a site named " & site.siteName & "..."
        Exit Sub
    End If

    'if successful write
    If IData.WriteNewRow(site, DrngPrms) Then
    
        'Rebuild the data range to
        'account for new record
        DrngPrms.BuildDataRange
        
        'Sort the data
        IData.SortData DrngPrms
        
        'Reset current row to new record locatoin
        currentRow = IData.FindSiteRow(DrngPrms, site.siteName)
        
        'Read the new record
        Set site = IData.ReadRow(currentRow, DrngPrms)
        
            'Fill the form and lock it and reset the
            'current mode to browse
            FillForm site
            LockForm
            
            'Load search combo box
            InitSiteNamesCBO
            
            'Save file after change.
            ActiveWorkbook.Save
        Else
        
            'Set error message if there is a problem
            lblErrorMessage.Caption = "There was a problem writing the record..."
            
        End If
        
        'Turn on screen updating
        Application.ScreenUpdating = True

End Sub
 
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Re: Screen Flases even thoush ScreenUpdating is set to false

After playing around, I think the reason that I get a flash on the front end screen is because of the activity going on after the data is updated. When a new record is saved it's entered after the last row and then has to be sorted. When a deletion occurs, all lower records must be moved up a row. But when an update occurs just that row is overwritten with the new data and no flash occurs. I'm new at this so, if anyone has a better explanation, I'd be happy to hear it.
 
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