PaintPicture doesnt seem to work in my Form_Load Macro

Bizzarre:

This code is in a filelist box that displays available images.

Code:

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Private Sub flbPhotos_Click()
    Dim PicPath As String
    PicPath = frmSELECTPICPATH.DirPhotos + "\" + frmSELECTPICPATH.flbPhotos
    frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.Picture = LoadPicture(PicPath)
    picboxEmployee.PaintPicture frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.Picture, 0, 0, frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.Width, frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.Height
End Sub

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This code is in the Form_Load routine

Code:

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Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim SavedPicPath As String
    Dim PhotoSelected As String
    Dim EmployeeName As String
On Error GoTo MyTrap:
    EmployeeName = frmMANAGE_EMPLOYEE.txtFirstName + frmMANAGE_EMPLOYEE.txtLastName

    frmSELECTPICPATH.Left = GetSetting(appname:="SSS", Section:="PathSettings" + CurrentUserStr, Key:="frmSELECTPICPATH_MyLeft", Default:=0)
    frmSELECTPICPATH.Top = GetSetting(appname:="SSS", Section:="PathSettings" + CurrentUserStr, Key:="frmSELECTPICPATH_MyTop", Default:=0)
    frmSELECTPICPATH.DirPhotos = GetSetting(appname:="SSS", Section:="PathSettings" + EmployeeName, Key:="frmSELECTPICPATH_DirPhotos", Default:=frmSELECTPICPATH.DrivePhotos)
    frmSELECTPICPATH.DrivePhotos = GetSetting(appname:="SSS", Section:="PathSettings" + EmployeeName, Key:="frmSELECTPICPATH_DrivePhotos", Default:="C:\")
    PhotoSelected = GetSetting(appname:="SSS", Section:="PathSettings" + EmployeeName, Key:="frmSELECTPICPATH_flbPhotos", Default:="")
    If Not PhotoSelected = "" Then
        For i = 0 To flbPhotos.ListCount
            flbPhotos.Selected(i) = True
            If PhotoSelected = flbPhotos Then
                flbPhotos.Selected(i) = True
                Exit For
            End If
        Next
    End If
   
    SavedPicPath = GetSetting(appname:="SSS", Section:="PathSettings" + EmployeeName, Key:="frmSELECTPICPATH_picboxEmployee", Default:="")
    If Not SavedPicPath = "" Then
        frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.Picture = LoadPicture(SavedPicPath)
        frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.PaintPicture frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.Picture, 0, 0, frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.Width, frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.Height
    Else
        frmSELECTPICPATH.picboxEmployee.Picture = LoadPicture(NoPic)
    End If
MyTrap:
End Sub

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Now why does my form load with the picture not formatted to fit my picturebox. But when I click the file in my filelist box the picture displays formatted to the picturebox.

This could be totally off-base, and I have not used PaintPicture before, but let me briefly throw this out there. I have found that in general, you should watch what code you put in Form_Load, and basically limit it to initializing variables and such. The reason for this is that (I believe) all of the controls on the form are not fully "ready" until after Form_Load completes. I would move a lot of the code to Form_Activate instead.

That helped somewhat moving the code that deals with my picturebox into the Activate property of my form. However When I exit that form I am returning to the main form which displays all the information as well as the picture. The picture on this main form isnt displayed properly either. I get a color filling the picture box without any of the picture showing up.

I can see the picture flash in the box but then crap.

Sorry I can't help you more with the picture, perhaps someone else can assist.

One other note on the Form_Activate: if you don't want the code to execute every time Activate event fires, you should use a flag to prevent the code from executing after the first time:
In general declarations:
Dim mblnFormIsActivated As Boolean
In Form_Load:
mblnFormIsActivated = False
In Form_Activate:
If mblnFormIsActivated Then Exit Sub
(code to execute just once)
mblnFormIsActivated = True