Freeze Program??

THis is what I want to do

Freeze the screen of my program -
Shape1.Forecolor = vbblue
shape1.refresh
Sleep 100

Shape1.Forecolor = vbred
shape1.refresh
Sleep 1000

Shape1.Forecolor = vbgreen
shape1.refresh
Sleep 1000

Shape1.Forecolor = vbyellow
shape1.refresh
Sleep 1000
Unfreeze the screen of my program

What Would Happen is the shape
after 4 second2 would change
its color to yellow.. Not blue then
red then green then yellow..

KNow of a way to do that?

Please elaborate. I don't really understnad what you want to do.

Is it Blue > Red > Green > Yellow then keep looping this?

No.

Thats just an example.

I basicly want to do things
to the screen and not have
the program register it till
I say the code that unlocks
it..

You understand?

Code:

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'tough to do..shape has no forecolor
'
'if you use fill color you can use a timer [Timer1]
'add a shape [Shape1]
'
'cut and paste this code.

Public x As Integer

Public Function checkColor(x As Integer)

    Select Case x
    Case 0
    Shape1.FillColor = vbRed
    Case 1
    Shape1.FillColor = vbYellow
    Case 2
    Shape1.FillColor = vbGreen
    Shape1.FillStyle = 1

End Select
End Function

Private Sub Form_Load()

    Timer1.Enabled = True
    Timer1.Interval = 4000

End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()

Call checkColor(x)
    x = x + 1
    If x = 3 Then Timer1.Enabled = False
End Sub

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No no.

thanks .. but thats not it.

I would like to actually
use bltbit to put a image
on the screen and then
tell the screen to run
through code and not
change. and then refresh
the screen ( so that it
refreshes it but really
doesnt look like it did)
and then tell the screen
to catch up and start reacting
again.

thanks.

Have fun!
Why would you run code and then tell the system no code has been run! I really don't understand the concept. Basically, I do believe you put a timer on the button. If button pressed it does nothing till timer counts to 4..then it runs the code...repeat the process..everything is behind itself in appearances.

what do you mean?

why don't you just change it when you want to?