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2002VB Miscellaneous #17635

*Improved* GoAway Screen Wipe

I just quickly improved this screen wipe function written by Jesse Foster. It runs a bit smoother and is usable as a function for any form. Just drop it into a module. Also, I made it work so that it is 'public' not private.

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Public Function screenWipe(Form As Form, CutSpeed As Integer) As Boolean
 Dim OldWidth As Integer
 Dim OldHeight As Integer
 Form.WindowState = 0
 If CutSpeed <= 0 Then
 MsgBox "You cannot use 0 as a speed value"
 Exit Function
 End If
 Do
 OldWidth = Form.Width
 Form.Width = Form.Width - CutSpeed
 DoEvents
 If Form.Width <> OldWidth Then
  Form.Left = Form.Left + CutSpeed / 2
  DoEvents
 End If
 OldHeight = Form.Height
 Form.Height = Form.Height - CutSpeed
 DoEvents
 If Form.Height <> OldHeight Then
  Form.Top = Form.Top + CutSpeed / 2
  DoEvents
 End If
 Loop While Form.Width <> OldWidth Or Form.Height <> OldHeight
 Unload Form
End Function
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