OK heres the situation:

I am loading a file which is just a .MDB file with information needed to be placed on a form.
The form contains controls such as checkboxes and text boxes into which the information isloaded from the .MDB file.

It loads fine except for one problem.

On some of the controls have have MsgBox reminders that popup when a user does something...for example:

When the user clicks on checkbox1 the following message is displayed..

"Make sure you add x because you checked this box"

I want this message to appear when the user is using the program but not to appear when the user is loading the saved file which is the .MDB file.

My question is: Is there a way to disable the message boxes? To stop them from even appearing?...and API call or something that locks the screen prehaps.

I can just use a global boolean flag and set it to true while loading and then put a check on all the messages but this is messy....anyone know of another way?