How to end a VB program?

Sometimes when I end a VB program a process remain running in the background. How can I close a VB program and be sure that no threads or processes remain running? Is there any code I should have in the unload event or something?

A VB program ends after all of its forms have been unloaded, or when the "End" statement is executed.

"End" is a harsh way to end the application is generally not recommended.

Could it be that you hid, but did not unload a form? If so, the program may appear to have ended, but a form is still in memory.

Also, when you unload a form, setting it to Nothing will clear out any form-level variables that were declared in that form. In the Form_Unload event, I usually code:

Set Form1 = Nothing

As a rule, I try to let VB execute as many of the program's events (when closing) as possible, this ensures that 'dirty' files are saved when necessary.

As Brucey says, just stopping the program isn't a good idea.

Try this code:

Code:

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For Each Form In Forms
    Unload Form
Next

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Code:

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Sub DestroyAll()

    Dim frm As Form
    For Each frm In Forms
        Unload frm
        Set frm = Nothing
    Next frm

End Sub

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Usage

Code:

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Private Sub Command1_Click
    DestroyAll
End Sub

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