What does “DoEvents” do in vb6?

Question

What does \"DoEvents\" do in vb6 ? Why do I get the error message \"Out of stack space\" ? What does it mean ?

Answer 1

As stated else where, DoEvents allows other events in your application to fire. Here's an example of how you can use DoEvents without the "Out of stack space" issue. This makes sure you don't run through the code multiple times by using a Boolean to indicate the code is running.

Sub Example()
    'Create static variable to indicate the sub is running.
    Static isRunning As Boolean
    'Exit the sub if isRunning
    If isRunning Then Exit Sub
    'Indicate sub is running
    isRunning = True
    'Sub does stuff
    DoEvents
    'Ends up calling sub again
    Example 'Added just to prove via testing.
    'Indicate sub is no longer runningrunning
    isRunning = False
End Sub